Comments on: 10 Reasons why Ubuntu is a BIG Failure in India

By: Bharat Balegere

Bharat Balegere — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:59:06 +0000

The user cannot decide whether to choose silverlight or flash.It depends on the website they are visiting.If that website uses silverlight then what can the user do?

By: Rajeev

Rajeev — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:07:21 +0000

Cool tips but I don’t agree with all the Points mentioned there ………
Firstly : Instead of Microsoft’s Silverlight you could have used Adobe Flash For streaming videos which is simple and is just click of a button.
Second :As of refresh option mentioned there is no need to refresh,as Ubuntu and all other linux versions are stable. stastable stable

By: Self Employed

Self Employed — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:48:21 +0000

Really!! Ubuntu is great… it is lightweight and can load up really fast. People in india should not be worrying about it as much

By: Sacred Evil

Sacred Evil — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:37:20 +0000

Well, these are some of the most stupid reasons I’ve ever heard…

1) I mean the Grub menu doesn’t have an image? So what?
How much time do you spend choosing which OS to run?

2)About the login screen that ask for username…This was done for security purposes.

3)The Refresh Option is missing?
Have you ever tried hitting “F5″?

4)A better login sound? What? Do you want some hip-hop music?
C’mon, i mean that sound plays for a few seconds….

5)Wallpapers?
Are you kidding me?
As far as I’m concerned….Most of the Indians have hundreds of wallpapers…

6)Totem Sucks…..Ok…Install VLC….Who’s stopping you?

You what the problem is?
People are unwilling to change…They’ve been using Windows for a long time and now they are used to it…They can pay huge money for the Windows but they’ll never use Ubuntu(I mean it’s free…..And they believe that you can’t get good things for free….)

By: Augen lasern

Augen lasern — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:16:55 +0000

Gratulations man, radio sunshine live discussed about your blog on 4 am. Header was your blog post 10 Reasons why Ubuntu is a BIG Failure in India | AgniPulse. Well work. bye

By: Ramnath

Ramnath — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:03:18 +0000

Why do u have to repost something which I have already said? And, plz dont do a blind copy-paste..
Even the accidental typo is copied.. Lol..

By: merquis

merquis — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:34:29 +0000

I can sum up this article and most of the comments here in a few lines:

Linux is NOT windows.

Windows is NOT Linux.

You get what you pay for and/or you pay for nothing

and if you don’t want to tweak Linux to your liking…don’t use it.

By: merquis

merquis — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:16:57 +0000

I’m just Sliding in on the windows percentage part of this comment, and the reply’s below it:

Windows is installed as default on many machines for one main reason = Vendor Lock-in.

Microsoft has either made a deal or forced OEM’s to put windows on there systems, they either pay (bribe) the oem’s or threaten to raise the price on a per-pc/per install basis.

I’d like to note, im not a fan-boy – I’m just stating fact

By: bhuvan

bhuvan — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:20:43 +0000

People use windows because it’s free. Ask them to pay for the license of OS and every application they are using on it. They will switch to some linux distro, if not ubuntu.
And btw I want fast booting of my machine and dont want to see aesthetically beautiful grub for hours.

By: Rikin

Rikin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:14:59 +0000

I am Indian but in the US. The main reason people in India don’t want to switch to ubuntu is because in most People in India are already getting cheap pirated versions of windows. Why take the time to get used to ubuntu if you can get windows for very cheap or free in India. The reason in the US people use Ubuntu is because it’s free compared to the $300 for windows and people in the US don’t support piracy.

-Rikin