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Ubuntu on Windows

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2049 points bpierre | 1 comments | 30 Mar 16 16:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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ausjke ◴[31 Mar 16 01:23 UTC] No.11394366[source]▶
Ubuntu desktop can do pretty much all Windows can do these days, not to mention mostly all I need is just a browser now. I spent 364 out of 365 days with a Ubuntu and it works fine(yes the one day left is for Turbotax that needs the Windows).

Maybe the real reason that MS is moving super fast towards open source nowadays is to damage the open source goodies from within after they failed to attack it heads on many years ago? I just don't trust MS and it's hard to change that after so many years' hostile move from its side.

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1. bluejekyll ◴[31 Mar 16 01:32 UTC] No.11394410[source]▶
> I just don't trust MS and it's hard to change that after so many years' hostile move from its side.

Yeah, same feeling. Given all the lawsuits to monitize patents against Linux, I can't help but think this is some end run to accidentally get people to slip Windows APIs into OpenSource, that would then end up in Linux, and then those lawsuits end up with more teeth.