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December 14th, 2012, 20:51 GMT · By

Canonical Is Feeding on the Decaying Corpse of Windows XP

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Canonical is stopping at nothing when it comes to promoting their latest operating system, Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal), and the Windows platforms from Microsoft seem to be the perfect target.

When Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) launched, Canonical used Windows 8 as a target practice and actually asked the users to avoid the pain of owning a Windows 8 operating system.

As we all know, the support for Windows XP is scheduled to end in 2014, so Canonical seized to opportunity to take another jab at the Redmond giant. In this respect, they have published an ebook which details the costs of migrating to Windows 7, for people and organizations alike.

“We thought you might also like to read our eBook about the choices faced by organizations as support for Windows XP nears its end.

Support for XP will end in 2014, but with the cost of migrating to Windows 7 reaching eye watering levels, it’s no surprise that many enterprises are sticking with XP and Vista for as long as possible,” stated the official announcement.

Canonical explains that the obvious low-cost alternative for people who want a viable alternative to Windows XP and even newer operating systems, is of course the Ubuntu Desktop.

The ebook will feature the following information:

• How much the migration to Windows 7 is likely to cost your organization?
• Why Ubuntu is a better choice for the enterprise desktop.
• What kind of users are best suited to Ubuntu Desktop.
• Case studies of organizations that have already switched to Ubuntu on the desktop.
• Hit the link to see why your organization no longer has to be a slave to a proprietary OS.

Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) is the latest operating system launched by Canonical and it’s also the most advanced version they’ve ever produced. We reviewed it and we found that even if it still has some quirks, it’s a great solution for users and organizations.


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Comment #1 by: sungin on 15 Dec 2012, 05:03 UTC reply to this comment

really things changed for me when i use ubunto for the first time


Comment #2 by: LinuxLover on 16 Dec 2012, 14:52 UTC reply to this comment

Let's put this into perspective: The likelihood of someone jumping ship from Windows XP to Linux is next to none. Companies that implement Linux use it on their server end, not the end users, and therefore will not likely make the switch. Any company that would, will likely be already very savvy with Linux and not need any support from Canonical. So, then, what would be the point for a for-profit company?

Honestly, the message has always been there, and corporate IT departments know the message well. It's a valid argument, but falling on deaf ears of people caught up in the whole Microsoft world.

Comment #2.1 by: Dann on 17 Dec 2012, 18:07 GMT

Let's put this into perspective. You stating your opinion does not make it fact.
Having the name "LinuxLover" then telling people that Linux cannot do x, is really quite inaccurate from anyone who has used it for a moderate amount of time. It's a great server OS, but it's also a great desktop OS and one I have used AS my desktop os since 2006. With steam coming to Linux with better graphical performance, soon even normal mom and pop desktop users won't have a reason not to switch. Perhaps you would like to raise some real points and not just opinion, and tell us exactly why Linux doesn't work on the desktop.

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