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[Engadget]Microsoft's training materials teach Best Buy employees how to trash Linux

post #1 of 89
9/8/09 at 8:50am
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Look, nobody's saying Linux is perfect for every consumer (or even most), but Microsoft's "training material" for Best Buy employees casts the open source operating system in a bit of a bad light -- and isn't exactly accurate. A few of the humorous tidbits in the Linux comparison guide include mentioning World of Warcraft as incompatible with Linux (despite great support for it under WINE), calling Linux's safety reputation a "myth," and describing Linux updates and upgrades as difficult and time consuming. The availability of Windows Live Essentials as a "free download" is also quite laughable -- Linux has endless free alternatives to Microsoft's Live Essentials, and many of them are better than what Microsoft offers. Not to say there hasn't been the odd consumer that was burned by purchasing a Linux-running netbook, but we'd say there are enough tangible benefits to Windows for Microsoft to avoid misinformation when talking down the open source competition.
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9/8/09 at 8:58am
Lol wut.
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9/8/09 at 8:58am
Its kinda true, but anyone who makes their decision based on that guide wouldn't be getting linux anyway. The only people who would get linux would be people who are knowledgeable enough not to even consider this info.
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9/8/09 at 9:00am
If I do get hired at Best Buy and they present this material to me, I'd laugh so hard they'd fire me.
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9/8/09 at 9:02am
That guide sucks but it isn't untrue at least.
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9/8/09 at 9:04am
Eh... It's true and it's dumb. Linux requires you to have a moderate skill level with a computer, which most people don't have.

These things matter to those people, which is where it makes sense.

But then Linux is better in every other way, so poo poo on this.
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post #7 of 89
9/8/09 at 9:11am
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http://www.overclock.net/windows/569...-probably.html

GodOfGrunts works at Best Buy and took these pictures to. Though, as of now, the links to the images are broken.
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post #8 of 89
9/8/09 at 9:17am
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Originally Posted by GH0 View Post
http://www.overclock.net/windows/569...-probably.html

GodOfGrunts works at Best Buy and took these pictures to. Though, as of now, the links to the images are broken.
I saw the thread but no pics

Edit: ENGADGET source is actually OCN http://quaoar.ww7.be/ms_fud_of_the_y...-probably.html
Edited by UnAimed - 9/8/09 at 9:20am
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9/8/09 at 9:29am
Not exactly accurate, but not exactly inaccurate either...
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9/8/09 at 9:39am
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Originally Posted by CorporalAris View Post
Eh... It's true and it's dumb. Linux requires you to have a moderate skill level with a computer, which most people don't have.

These things matter to those people, which is where it makes sense.

But then Linux is better in every other way, so poo poo on this.
I would say more than a moderate skill level. I mean i could be wrong but i consider my self to be pretty well versed in computers and i have trouble with linux. Even ubuntu gave me issues. I wish i could run it with no problems cuase it seems like a lot of fun.

But as others pointed out they didnt lie, i love how they used wow to haah.
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