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Years ago I used to blog about Ubuntu (http://www.devside.net/blog/category/ubuntu http://www.devside.net/blog/category/ubuntu) and got some good traffic. But i
by powertower 14y ago
Years ago I used to blog about Ubuntu (http://www.devside.net/blog/category/ubuntu http://www.devside.net/blog/category/ubuntu) and got some good traffic. But it never made sense to me, commercializing the Desktop had been shown to be a failure.
But take it from 2008 for yourself -
Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: "I don't think anyone can make money from the Linux desktop."
http://blogs.computerworld.com/ubuntus_shuttleworth_i_dont_think_anyone_can_make_money_from_the_linux_desktop http://blogs.computerworld.com/ubuntus_shuttleworth_i_dont_t...
- mseepgood 14y agoSo by "selling sevices" he meant selling his community to Amazon.
- powertower 14y agoThat's an intersting way of looking at it.
- elteto 14y agoThat is an inflammatory comment without any real basis. Nobody is selling any community to Amazon, that is plain and simple bullshit. Let's call things by their real name. Was the move to add the Amazon powered search a mistake? Totally, especially since most of the Ubuntu community are tech folks like us who are specially averse to this sort of things. However the actual effect is almost zero, since it is very easy to disable. How is this, once again, selling the community?
- comice 14y agoI think you misunderstood. Anyone who sells advertising space sells their audience to the advertiser. Simple as that.