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Microsoft employee blogs about switch to Ubuntu
by Brad Linder Apr 30th 2007 at 9:30AM
With the release of Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn, many users might be considering making the switch to Linux. But one particular user who has decided to blog about his switch is worth noting.He's a Microsoft employee who has decided that he needs to try something new for his own peace of mind. And the new thing he's trying is Ubuntu.
Now, there are a lot of folks out there who will try to make this into something bigger than it is. He's not giving up on Windows or quitting his job at Microsoft. He's installing and learning to use a new operating system. He even posts that he considered switching to Mac OS X but wasn't ready to buy any new hardware.
But the blog is still worth a read if you've recently installed Ubuntu or are considering making the switch. As he documents his progress, you'll find a good set up tips for using Linux from someone who's used to Windows.
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dennis p said 12:32PM on 4-30-2007
funny thing... Ubuntu + VirtualBox + {Win2K or XP install CDs} will give the best of both worlds. that is *exactly* what i recently did to revive my treasured IBM T40 laptop after it would no longer deal with USB after being repaired. (WinXP would freak out everytime a USB 2.0 device got plugged in)
i installed Ubuntu and magically the USB 2.0 issues went away. funny thing -- NOBODY could explain how to figure out if all the low-level software was actually correct for the new motherboard in that machine. and another thing -- the system runs faster than XP ever did.
to be able to run Photoshop i got a copy of VirtualBox (virtualbox.org) which allowed me to install Win2K. Win2K runs pretty snappily for the 1.5GHz Pentium M it sits on...
i will tell that i like how it runs on my laptop so much that i am going to wipe my desktop machine (an HP) and do the same thing to it.
if you have a "real" Windows install CD (not a manufacturer recovery CD) and want something other than Windows for your everyday use, i would suggest Ubuntu over all the other distros. it installs easily, recognizes most hardware, runs fast, is stable and with the right bits of virtualization, you can also run Windows to get at those bits of s/w you can't afford to leave behind.
Ubuntu comes close to passing the "grandma test"; can my computer-using, 70+ year old mother use Ubuntu to get done those things she does?
Ubuntu rocks and Chairman Bill should be afraid.
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Todd said 11:16AM on 4-30-2007
One [ MS employee ] down, 16,999 to go...
My B.S. detector did kind of blip for a second though. Mix 07 is coincidentally all this week, but let's be positive and hope this guy is for real.
Anyone care to guess how many people at Ubuntu have switched to Windows?
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Abhilash said 12:57AM on 5-02-2007
What will happen to his job ?
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James said 12:55PM on 4-30-2007
The only problem with XP virtualization is that nobody I know of supports DirectX, and the main thing I use my Windows machine for nowadays is gaming -- that doesn't go over well without 3D acceleration support.
If it weren't for that little tidbit, I'd probably switch 1 or 2 of my computers to Ubuntu. As it is, I can't really afford to "lose" a machine.
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Owl said 7:09PM on 4-30-2007
So we know he is a Microsoft employee how? Because he said so?
Umm, OK.
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justin said 2:08PM on 5-01-2007
"The only problem with XP virtualization is that nobody I know of supports DirectX, and the main thing I use my Windows machine for nowadays is gaming -- that doesn't go over well without 3D acceleration support."
have you tried Cedega? Its primary focus is implementing the DirectX API
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Bob said 9:30PM on 5-01-2007
go ahead change, go make to move...
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