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Didn't Ubuntu have an Amazon link in the Unity start menu for a while?

lnxg33k1 5y ago
That could be removed and never come back, on the other hand i think canonical is going towards the path of Microsoft nonetheless
- Mikeb85 5y ago
  Nah Ubuntu got rid of the Amazon link and app, I think they're doing well in the enterprise space these days so there's no fuckery on the desktop (although that means they've also given up on stuff like phones).
- runjake 5y ago
  I fully expect Microsoft to eventually acquire Canonical, and if you pay attention to behind-the-scenes interactions between the two, it seems very likely.
  - tata71 5y ago
    Link or two to get me started?
    - runjake 5y ago
      I don't want to generate unwanted interest or drama for specific people by pasting links to mailing lists. You can Google for "microsoft (buy|acquire) canonical" and find points on why it's very likely.
  - izolate 5y ago
    I suspect something similar. They have a good partnership. While we're dreaming, I'd love to see a version of Windows with a Linux kernel. They could do what they did with Edge, replace the core with something better.
    - pests 5y ago
      Eh, word on the street NT is expertly engineered. It's all the compatibility layers and crud that gives Windows it's bad name.
  - lnxg33k1 5y ago
    As the other replies, I also agree with you, I've been a bit upset by Canonical for their support to Microsoft in making WSL, I'm not sure Linux has anything to gain from the thing, if not a bad advertising due to the suboptimal experience, but also it is a Linux system that has to exist under the government of microsoft which is a bit scary for me, but yeah I agree with you, I also see them working together for WSL, and at some point I see M$ buying Canonical
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capableweb 5y ago
Usually on Linux and Linux-like systems ("Free" ones I guess), you can easily change something that you don't like, or at least it's not impossible to change it. On other systems, some things are literally (today) impossible to change, unless you have access to the source code, which you as a normal person don't.
ur-whale 5y ago
>Didn't Ubuntu have an Amazon link in the Unity start You don't have to use Unity, and thank god for that.
qbasic_forever 5y ago
Yeah there were amazon search results in app searches for a time. It's part of the reason why I switched to PopOS, which has none of that crap but builds on ubuntu's base.

That could be removed and never come back, on the other hand i think canonical is going towards the path of Microsoft nonetheless

Mikeb85 5y ago
Nah Ubuntu got rid of the Amazon link and app, I think they're doing well in the enterprise space these days so there's no fuckery on the desktop (although that means they've also given up on stuff like phones).
runjake 5y ago
I fully expect Microsoft to eventually acquire Canonical, and if you pay attention to behind-the-scenes interactions between the two, it seems very likely.
- tata71 5y ago
  Link or two to get me started?
  - runjake 5y ago
    I don't want to generate unwanted interest or drama for specific people by pasting links to mailing lists. You can Google for "microsoft (buy|acquire) canonical" and find points on why it's very likely.
- izolate 5y ago
  I suspect something similar. They have a good partnership. While we're dreaming, I'd love to see a version of Windows with a Linux kernel. They could do what they did with Edge, replace the core with something better.
  - pests 5y ago
    Eh, word on the street NT is expertly engineered. It's all the compatibility layers and crud that gives Windows it's bad name.
- lnxg33k1 5y ago
  As the other replies, I also agree with you, I've been a bit upset by Canonical for their support to Microsoft in making WSL, I'm not sure Linux has anything to gain from the thing, if not a bad advertising due to the suboptimal experience, but also it is a Linux system that has to exist under the government of microsoft which is a bit scary for me, but yeah I agree with you, I also see them working together for WSL, and at some point I see M$ buying Canonical

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capableweb 5y ago

Usually on Linux and Linux-like systems ("Free" ones I guess), you can easily change something that you don't like, or at least it's not impossible to change it. On other systems, some things are literally (today) impossible to change, unless you have access to the source code, which you as a normal person don't.

ur-whale 5y ago

>Didn't Ubuntu have an Amazon link in the Unity start You don't have to use Unity, and thank god for that.

qbasic_forever 5y ago

Yeah there were amazon search results in app searches for a time. It's part of the reason why I switched to PopOS, which has none of that crap but builds on ubuntu's base.