The best one I’ve ever heard is they like the Microsoft wallpapers. Yes i told them you can use them on linux too. But they argued with me that they wouldn’t be compatible.

OQB @lordnikon@lemmy.world

  • hallettj@leminal.spaceEnglish
    50·
    2 days ago

    I can’t think of a good story from personal experience, so I’ll share a wild objection from some guy on the internet from, I think 2007. The story pops into my head from time to time. This guy insisted that it would be impossible to create an entire OS that can run from start to finish without the resources of a major software company. He argued that therefore Linux must actually be a pirated, reskinned version of Windows. https://danielandrade.net/posts/linux-windows-misconceptions-tech-story/

    I checked the Wayback machine to try to find more messages from that thread because I think he kept posting and doubling down. But pulling up ancient ZDNet forum posts is slow enough that I gave up.

    • oatscoop@midwest.social
      2·
      16 hours ago

      He’s not entirely wrong:

      BSD, Lunix, Debian and Mandrake are all versions of an illegal hacker operation system, invented by a Soviet computer hacker named Linyos Torovoltos, before the Russians lost the Cold War. It is based on a program called " xenix", which was written by Microsoft for the US government. These programs are used by hackers to break into other people’s computer systems to steal credit card numbers. They may also be used to break into people’s stereos to steal their music, using the “mp3” program. Torovoltos is a notorious hacker, responsible for writing many hacker programs, such as “telnet”, which is used by hackers to connect to machines on the internet without using a telephone.

      You can learn more here.

    • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz
      17·
      2 days ago

      Apple tried to create their own system for years but finally gave up recently and moved to Intel and Microsoft.

      That person can’t be real…

    • azuth@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      If it were true (and I doubt it), then companies would be selling computers without Windows.

      The naivety.