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The Desktop Linux Paradox

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 13, 2011

[ Thanks to James Maguire for this link. ]

“For the past few years, I find I’ve been repeating
myself every six months. A new version of Ubuntu comes out. I
download it; I try it out. And in the end I’m right back on my
Windows 7 desktop where everything works anyway, and where I have
even less incentive to trade up for anything but a Mac.”

“I give them credit for trying, though. Oh, how they do try.
This time around, the big attraction is the Unity interface, which
borrows elements from both Mac and Windows and ends up with the
worst of both worlds. Outside of that…well, my
not-yet-three-years-old notebook still doesn’t suspend and resume
correctly.”


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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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