Ubuntu’s Linux OS — Mac OS X’s Doppelganger?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 28, 2010

“Apple is fading from relevance in the computing space as it
turns its attention toward phones, Web tablets and other consumer
gadgets. Its server products are a joke, and its desktop and laptop
machines are rapidly losing their allure: Selling style over
substance works only as long as you remain stylish, but on that
front Apple has become tired, boring and predictable.

“But if you’re an old-style Apple fan (by which I mean a fan of
Apple Computer, not the new Apples R Us toys and games company)
then there’s no need to fret. Apple may not “get” it anymore, but
it seems Canonical does.

“Canonical is the open source software company behind Ubuntu, a
Linux distro with a powerful server OS. It’s a bit like OS X
Server, but more than a handful of people actually use Ubuntu
Server Edition, and Canonical still actively develops and updates
it with a new release every six months.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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