Comments on: CNET Says Ubuntu 9.04 “As Slick As Windows 7 and OS X”

By: generic gamer

generic gamer — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:31:14 +0000

I don’t know why I’m commenting on these articles when they’re old but the bit about Wine? Don’t listen to it. Wine will emulate a Windows environment but it won’t emulate a Windows environment with a working graphics card driver that most games can use. Seriously, wine is good for anything BUT games. That’s why most younger Linux users, the type that game, keep an installation of Windows.

By: TLK

TLK — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:13:42 +0000

Wow, Delano and Alex, you guys obviously don’t use Ubuntu and don’t know much about it and the work arounds and community support available at anyone’s disposal.

For playing Windows based games, just use Wine it’ll work the same if not better due to Linux’s lower CPU load.

Delano, it’s not viable? Why the heck do corporations use it on most if not all of their computers. I’m mainly talking bout Google here, but still. I happen to know that major corporation use Linux.

I don’t know bout you guys, but my Ubuntu hasn’t crashed once since I got it.

By: Delano

Delano — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:27:43 +0000

I’m sorry, but I don’t agree that Linux isn’t making progress as a desktop OS because of colors and themes. Lack of natively-supported commercial apps, lack of hardware support (don’t pretend that’s not still an issue, ‘cuz it is) and the endless breakages with updates all contribute to digging Ubuntu’s grave.

If it were as simple as a problem with color themes and design, Kubuntu would overtake the market. It’s even more similar to the Windows look and is blue-themed. But no, Kubuntu lags way behind its “parent” and is plagued by various KDE-related issues in addition to the ones inherent in Ubuntu itself.

Questionable name and color-themes aside, Ubuntu has simply highlighted many of the problems with Linux and why it’s not viable as a desktop OS.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:14:21 +0000

Well i installed ubuntu 9.04 a few months ago on my dell inspiron 1501 but later when Modern Warfare 2 came out i reverted back to windows. I realized that “there is an app for everything in windows” and all the games come out for windows, so there is no point of using ubuntu. It might be the best OS out there but its really hard to find apps for it, and absolutely no games (i don’t mean scrabble or card, i mean assissin’s creed 2, modern warfare2 etc kind of games).

By: Jason Burns

Jason Burns — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:14:03 +0000

You entirely missed the point. CNET didn’t say it was as reliable and useful as Windows 7 and OS X, it says it is as SLICK as Windows and OS X. The article’s argument IS about slickness and polish, not the underworkings or reliability. Read the title.

By: Pradz

Pradz — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:27:57 +0000

If ppl were to measure the reliability and usefullness of the operating system by the desktop wallpapers and fany GUI’s then Windows 7 and OSX really stands out..Both r the best in terms of wallpapers.. What ubuntu gives you is a simple but a powerfull desktop for developers and ppl for whome peformance is not only skin deep..
If you really like to see a fancy desktop then go to youtube and watch some videos on KDE, compiz and GNOME configured for fancy GUI.
You have shown some ubuntu desktops here and only trying to compare them by their appearance. That way has windows changed much???except for hogging 2 GB of RAM if evrything worked like clock work then y did MS phase out Vista?? I don mean to be rude but Ill tell you why, to save their ass.
oh, now I know y Mr Bill gates made an early exit..