Windows 7: Ubuntu 9.10 and Windows 7

Ubuntu 9.10 and Windows 7 are going to be released about the same time; how does everyone think each release will affect the other?

I'll get both of them

Well, Ubuntu is released every 6 months and is usually in high demand by Linux users. Honestly, neither is going to impact the other as far as I am concerned.

I'm a LInux and a Windows user...and Ubuntu is my linux desktop distro of choice...so I plan to download and use it. I'm currently using 9.04.

Since I currently run both Seven and Ubuntu 9.04, I think I can say that neither release is going to "affect the other". However ...

I have already installed Seven in dual-boot mode on a tablet PC that I upgraded to Vista and have been nothing but unhappy with that choice. I then installed Ubuntu 8.04 on that same PC and was very impressed with the features, especially given that fact that it was FREE!!!

However ...

Since then I have been using Seven on that same tablet, and am even more impressed that (1) all of the XP drivers work in compatibility mode, (2) all of the Vista apps work without changes, (3) am back to using Office 2007, especially OneNote and Journal, for which there are only rough equivalents in the Linux world.

So, in my case, I'm planning on switching back to MS Windows on the tablet PC when Seven comes out commercially. Have read nothing in the planned features for Ubuntu 9.10 that will change that.

Also ...

On my main desktop PC, I'm also using Seven and Ubuntu 9.04. I'll certainly upgrade that to 9.10, but unless it comes with some major new features, I'll probably still continue using Seven primarily.

Folks comfortable with MS Windows will most probably upgrade to Seven; those familiar with Ubuntu, to 9.10 -- and I really doubt many folks will switch sides. So, I guess this my long way of saying that I don't think either release is going to measurably affect the other.

Tbh I dont think itl dent Windows that much. You have two camps, those who love linux, and those who love windows and also need compatibility for games and other software. Sure there will be some people wishing to try a new OS (I might be one of them).

I don't think they will switch but I see more and more people dual booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu. I saw laptops with Ubuntu for sale in BestBuy store and people starting to like it a lot.

When and IF (and thats a HUGE IF) any linsux distro works out of the box without me tweeking config files, AND runs all the software and hardware I have connected to my system, I will consider putting it on my $2400 laptop, untill then....not a chance of useing any linsux distro. If I want a UNIX system, I have plenty real ones at work.

Why would I put a VW engine in my Lamborghini of a laptop ?

Ubuntu sucks. I really don't want to go out and buy a new printer so I'll stick with what actually works.

Installing a new OS is fun for me. Maybe you don't like to have fun.

I can buy right now about 4 nice laptops with that money and have 4 different OS on them.

Ubuntu does have a lot of programs and drivers included in installation.
I spend more time installing and config. Windows then Ubuntu.

Yes I like to have fun...but thats not what I consider fun. And yes, you could buy about 4 nice laptop for what I paid, but I gaurentee they wouldent come near this ones performance....and I dident want a nice laptop, I wanted a GREAT laptop, and was willing to pay a premium for it.