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Interesting thread to watch: Ubuntu vs Vista bet

by Clair on November 15th, 2007

From the Ubuntu Forums, a thread on a bet between Ubuntu and Vista:

The rules:
1. I have to post any and all questions I have about installing and using Ubuntu on this forum.
2. I have to save all of my correspondence.
3. I cannot use any other OS for 30 days, except for my computer at work.
4. If I can demonstrate that Ubuntu isn’t neck to neck with Microsoft in anyway, I win.
5. I have to use open source software as much as possible. If there is no equivalent, then I get to use MS software, but using some sort of emulation software to run it on. (Buddy said I’d have to learn about it here).
6. My friend wanted me to use Feisty, but I told him to step up to the plate, so it’s going to be Gutsy. (I figure since it’s new, it must have lots of issues, so the better for me).

Seems like we have something interesting to watch on the forums in the coming days.

Seriously though, I do hope that he’d find Ubuntu useful. There might be some learning curve issues for him considering that he’d have to get himself familiar with the user interface, be it the GUI or the command line. That might be a dilemma. And it also depends on what he really does on a day to day basis.

It would be a really interesting read after 30 days. I hope for the best. :D

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