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● 01.14.10

●● Former Microsoft Intern Gives Thumbs-up to Ubuntu GNU/Linux

Posted in Apple, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Ubuntu at 6:54 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Summary: Former Microsoft guy switches to Ubuntu “cold turkey” and reports back

THIS post is not a rant about the fact that ZDNet is filling itself up with current, former and future employees of Microsoft (Bott, Foley, Ou, Carrol, now Zack Whittaker). We wrote about that subject before and offered evidence. Whittaker did post some disclosure in which he wrote:

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I worked at Microsoft as an intern a few years ago but have since cut my ties with them. I’m very grateful for their support over the years and the acquaintances I’ve made and the positive impact they’ve had on my future career. In spite of this, I remain impartial and unbiased to my views.

OK, so Whittaker decided to take the GNU/Linux test and one of our readers worried, saying: “I just stumbled upon him in a google search, saw the summary in the results and said to myself, “this smells like a Microsofter writing, let’s see if it is”. Turn over that rock with two clicks and, shazam!”

=> ↺ decided to take the GNU/Linux test

To be fair to Mr. Whittaker, his post about the outcome has been mostly positive (the few issues are likely caused by his reliance on a VM). He ranks Ubuntu much higher than Mac OS X from the Hype Company (but not Vista 7). This is probably good news for GNU/Linux as a whole, especially considering the source. █

=> ↺ post about the outcome has been mostly positive | Hype Company | ↺ Vista 7

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