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Odd, the Ubuntu Ripoff characters are all femmes

Story: Microsoft rips off UbuntuTotal Replies: 0
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AnonymousCoward

Apr 04, 2005
4:57 PM EDT 		Is that an attempt to differentiate themselves, or are they aiming for the gossip market? Or something else?

Either way, they've managed to make the colours suck even more than Ubuntu. (-:

On a slightly more serious note, going with the browns was both bold on Ubuntu's part and probably also a reflection of genuine input from the non-Western components of their team. AFAICT, non-Westerners in Microsoft are largely sepoys, mindlessly echoing the policies and tastes of Redmond.

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