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January 1, 2006 7:34 PM Subscribe
I wonder if Microsoft is asked this a lot. I'm thinking that if one can get Linux installed in the first place, this part wouldn't really be too hard in comparison. Wishful thinking on Microsoft's part? "Linux might go away if everyone knew how to get rid of the stupid thing!"
This post was deleted for the following reason: ye olde microsoft support article
Yeah, first thing I thought - You can install linux but the microsoft install is too complicated? WTF
posted by puke & cry at 7:36 PM on January 1, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by puke & cry at 7:36 PM on January 1, 2006 [1 favorite]
Me, fungible? I run Win XP on my machine. I'm no Linux fanboy. I just thought it was interesting.
posted by poorlydrawnplato at 7:42 PM on January 1, 2006
posted by poorlydrawnplato at 7:42 PM on January 1, 2006
Bad FPP. Perhaps if the post entailed all of Microsoft's campaigns against Linux and used this as one link among many it would be alright.
Anyways, it could be that your damned grandson Billy installed Fedora on your machine again, or Bob the power-user gave you his old server which seems to be adequate for your needs. Maybe you even bought a machine preloaded with Linux.
It's a legitimate question. Some linux installs aren't really very difficult either.
posted by mr.dan at 7:43 PM on January 1, 2006
Anyways, it could be that your damned grandson Billy installed Fedora on your machine again, or Bob the power-user gave you his old server which seems to be adequate for your needs. Maybe you even bought a machine preloaded with Linux.
It's a legitimate question. Some linux installs aren't really very difficult either.
posted by mr.dan at 7:43 PM on January 1, 2006
Something is lame here.
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome at 7:43 PM on January 1, 2006
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome at 7:43 PM on January 1, 2006
So... Microsoft wrote instructions for installing their OS? Fascinating.
posted by blue mustard at 7:43 PM on January 1, 2006
posted by blue mustard at 7:43 PM on January 1, 2006
Guess I ruined MeFi with my post. Sorry about that.
posted by poorlydrawnplato at 7:46 PM on January 1, 2006
posted by poorlydrawnplato at 7:46 PM on January 1, 2006
I'm thinking that if one can get Linux installed in the first place...
that's not thinking, that's uninformed conjecture. i installed ubuntu with no trouble at all.
posted by quonsar at 7:50 PM on January 1, 2006
that's not thinking, that's uninformed conjecture. i installed ubuntu with no trouble at all.
posted by quonsar at 7:50 PM on January 1, 2006
People buy linux installed machines for dirt cheap at Walmart etc, and then find out they can't run the games their kids want and other such stuff so they want Windows instead. So yeah they probably do get asked that now and then.
posted by riffola at 7:55 PM on January 1, 2006
posted by riffola at 7:55 PM on January 1, 2006
Y'all better install Linux before the WMF VIRUS GOBBLES YOU UP OMG!!!!!111one
posted by daninnj at 7:55 PM on January 1, 2006
posted by daninnj at 7:55 PM on January 1, 2006
I didn't think that the user installed Ubuntu, but that Ubuntu installed the user.
posted by gramschmidt at 7:56 PM on January 1, 2006
posted by gramschmidt at 7:56 PM on January 1, 2006
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