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by rigelbm 738 days ago
Sincerely,

The Gatekeeper.
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mike_hock 738 days ago
It's one of a billion of "Here's my proposal for improving Linux: Make it like Windows!" articles that keep getting written, and have been written for 20+ years now.
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robertlagrant 738 days ago
I picture Mark Shuttleworth furiously writing notes after reading this article.
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card_zero 738 days ago
> All a company needs to do is provide a homogenous/coherent user experience, smooth the rough edges, and not be as scummy as Google, Apple, or Microsoft and they will win.

This is what you're against, right?

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mike_hock 738 days ago
and not be as scummy as Google, Apple, or Microsoft

What's funny about this is that Google used to be supposedly the new, friendly company that wasn't as scummy as Microsoft and Apple, and look where we are now.

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everdrive 738 days ago
Do you believe this is "gate-keeping?" If so, is gate-keeping universally bad?
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