Comments on: 30 day challenge for October: No Microsoft Software http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/30-days-no-microsoft-software/ neat fun stuff Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:46:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: andrea http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/30-days-no-microsoft-software/#comment-492338 andrea Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:32:57 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=3130#comment-492338 I have been using ubuntu for 2+years and it's great with 10.04 coming soon it's only getting better..I have had no blue screen's no viruses no spyware or any of that i have never missed windoze not even a little.Some software for windows will run on ubuntu with the help of wine so company's need to support this project.with everything i have had happen to me i will stay with ubuntu and i would tell anyone to go and try it.They will send you a free cd of there latest and greatest O.S. there's nothing to lose you don't even pay for shipping & handling and if you don't like it all you have lost is some time give it 30 days I have been using ubuntu for 2+years and it’s great with 10.04 coming soon it’s only getting better..I have had no blue screen’s no viruses no spyware or any of that i have never missed windoze not even a little.Some software for windows will run on ubuntu with the help of wine so company’s need to support this project.with everything i have had happen to me i will stay with ubuntu and i would tell anyone to go and try it.They will send you a free cd of there latest and greatest O.S. there’s nothing to lose you don’t even pay for shipping & handling and if you don’t like it all you have lost is some time give it 30 days

]]> By: Aristo http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/30-days-no-microsoft-software/#comment-478567 Aristo Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:27:44 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=3130#comment-478567 It's been a while, did it work for you? i've been using GNU/linux for about 7 years now, you made a good choice It’s been a while, did it work for you?
i’ve been using GNU/linux for about 7 years now, you made a good choice

]]> By: Roshan http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/30-days-no-microsoft-software/#comment-478507 Roshan Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:12:25 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=3130#comment-478507 Sohrab: You picked the worst possible choice for an application to Google for. Users of most Linux distributions will not have to search for that, we just open the file in OpenOffice and Export it as a PDF. Sohrab: You picked the worst possible choice for an application to Google for. Users of most Linux distributions will not have to search for that, we just open the file in OpenOffice and Export it as a PDF.

]]> By: Sohrab http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/30-days-no-microsoft-software/#comment-468946 Sohrab Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:46:40 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=3130#comment-468946 I've tried it several times, but i guess 'its impossible'. Have you ever played PC games? Well if you are not using Ms Windows then u'r scr*w*d. Try google for an app download (e.g. doc to pdf converter), what search results do you get? Go through the first 1million search results, can you find any Ubuntu/linux/unix or Mac app? And finally there is no other office software even close to Ms Office. Last time I got fedup of Ms I installed Ubuntu 9.04 and went without Ms software for more than 3 months but then Modern Warfare 2 was released and games like these only come out for Windows, so I had to return. I’ve tried it several times, but i guess ‘its impossible’.

Have you ever played PC games? Well if you are not using Ms Windows then u’r scr*w*d.
Try google for an app download (e.g. doc to pdf converter), what search results do you get? Go through the first 1million search results, can you find any Ubuntu/linux/unix or Mac app?
And finally there is no other office software even close to Ms Office.

Last time I got fedup of Ms I installed Ubuntu 9.04 and went without Ms software for more than 3 months but then Modern Warfare 2 was released and games like these only come out for Windows, so I had to return.

]]> By: Rich http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/30-days-no-microsoft-software/#comment-437246 Rich Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:52:30 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=3130#comment-437246 My desktop machine is an iMAC. When I wanted a new laptop, I refused to pay what they were asking and bought one with Vista. It ran like a dead snail. Absolutely hated it and barely used it for about 2 months. One thing it did do though was connect to the MAC and to my network drive. I got windows 7 when it was released and now the laptop is faster but it doesn't connect to anything! I raised a ticket with Microsoft support and after 3 days I got a reply from some outsource company. "Due to the technical nature of the query, we can't answer it". Nice. Microsoft are masters of putting things out half assed and never getting them to work properly. I'm sure I could learn to live without the few windows only programs that I use. On the MAC, I just do what I have to do and don't think about the operating system. My desktop machine is an iMAC. When I wanted a new laptop, I refused to pay what they were asking and bought one with Vista. It ran like a dead snail. Absolutely hated it and barely used it for about 2 months.

One thing it did do though was connect to the MAC and to my network drive. I got windows 7 when it was released and now the laptop is faster but it doesn’t connect to anything!

I raised a ticket with Microsoft support and after 3 days I got a reply from some outsource company. “Due to the technical nature of the query, we can’t answer it”. Nice.

Microsoft are masters of putting things out half assed and never getting them to work properly. I’m sure I could learn to live without the few windows only programs that I use.

On the MAC, I just do what I have to do and don’t think about the operating system.

]]> By: Rob McCance http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/30-days-no-microsoft-software/#comment-412011 Rob McCance Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:01:01 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=3130#comment-412011 Did you make it? Interesting month to try, with Win 7 coming out. Did you realize that when you first decided on this challenge? Did you make it?

Interesting month to try, with Win 7 coming out. Did you realize that when you first decided on this challenge?

]]> By: Damien Simmons Spot Cream http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/30-days-no-microsoft-software/#comment-409394 Damien Simmons Spot Cream Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:36:03 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=3130#comment-409394 Ubuntu is the way to go forward i think it will eventually take over as it is more suited to the taste of the users rather than the taste of what microsoft think people want to see. Ubuntu is the way to go forward i think it will eventually take over as it is more suited to the taste of the users rather than the taste of what microsoft think people want to see.

]]> By: Leo http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/30-days-no-microsoft-software/#comment-405933 Leo Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:51:43 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=3130#comment-405933 I'm unnerved by your suggestion to not use Microsoft software. I understand Google and Microsoft compete in several areas but you have to understand that Google has customers that enjoy using BOTH Microsoft and Google products. I love using Google as my default search engine and my free personal email service. I love using Microsoft Outlook and Excel. I love both companies. But when one takes a shot at another, I get turned off. In fact, I use a MAC and a PC in my office and I LOVE APPLE, too! The message is, I enjoy using the services of competitive companies such as Microsoft, Google and Apple. Bashing one another is a turn off. I’m unnerved by your suggestion to not use Microsoft software. I understand Google and Microsoft compete in several areas but you have to understand that Google has customers that enjoy using BOTH Microsoft and Google products. I love using Google as my default search engine and my free personal email service. I love using Microsoft Outlook and Excel. I love both companies. But when one takes a shot at another, I get turned off. In fact, I use a MAC and a PC in my office and I LOVE APPLE, too!

The message is, I enjoy using the services of competitive companies such as Microsoft, Google and Apple. Bashing one another is a turn off.

]]> By: David - slow computer repair guy http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/30-days-no-microsoft-software/#comment-405519 David - slow computer repair guy Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:53 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=3130#comment-405519 I have been 'trying' Linux [and more recently Ubuntu] for years. In the earlier years, certain printers or software would be missed; Which kinda sent me back each time to MS, but more and more - everything works in Ubuntu! I have Linux Mint on my old Dell Laptop [which is a derivative of Ubuntu] - and that works G-r-e-a-t ! My desktop is a 17" iMac running Snow Leopard I have been ‘trying’ Linux [and more recently Ubuntu] for years. In the earlier years, certain printers or software would be missed; Which kinda sent me back each time to MS, but more and more – everything works in Ubuntu! I have Linux Mint on my old Dell Laptop [which is a derivative of Ubuntu] – and that works G-r-e-a-t !
My desktop is a 17″ iMac running Snow Leopard

]]> By: AtlantaRealEstate http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/30-days-no-microsoft-software/#comment-404698 AtlantaRealEstate Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:43:40 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=3130#comment-404698 Half way point. How's it going? Half way point. How’s it going?

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