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[–] 8bCvYq2vpg ago 

Why?

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[–] weezkitty 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

And yet people wonder why I don't trust Canonical. Ubuntu is one Linux distro I can no longer recommend

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[–] 4785284? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Embrace, Extend, Extinguish. Given the TPP and the wording it has on mega-corporations using GPL and open-source software while ignoring the conditions of the licence, I don't see this ending well for anybody.

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[–] b0utch ago 

What's the point?

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[–] ForgotMyName 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

Choo Choo. That's me tooting my own horn. I called it. Microsoft is well on its way to using its classic embrace, extend, extinguish technique against Linux. It's never considered Linux a threat until now; when people are really and truly finding the Windows experience to be so terrible that it makes learning about an entirely new OS appealing. If you're a Linux contributor, do everything you can to keep all of that Microsoft garbage out.

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[–] skruf 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

Embrace, extend, extinguish.

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[–] ratsmack ago 

April 1

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[–] skruf ago 

Well, it was posted a few days before april 1st, so I don't know. Although, I sincerly hope it was a joke.

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[–] thaddeus 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

You know, this kind of makes sense. I remember when Ubuntu switched from Gnome to Unity as the default desktop environment. My memory is bad, but I remember Unity needing to send information about your pc back to canonical for using some search bar / launcher feature and i noped out of that. Not sure how it is now, I switched over to straight Debian, and haven't used unity in forever. I wonder if the plan is to work together to integrate the spyware-esque techniques Microsoft uses now in 10.

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[–] 8bCvYq2vpg 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Unity bar had spyware installed that marketed Amazon products to you based on searches. It was a partnership to keep the sinking Canonical ship afloat. It seems we're watching it take on more water than before.

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[–] thaddeus ago 

Yes, exactly! That's what it was. I couldn't remember.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unity_%28user_interface%29#Privacy_controversy

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