8th March 2010

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OpenOffice dropped from Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04 →

soulsample:

I’m not sure I like these new changes to the next version of Ubuntu. First they changed the default search engine in 10.04 from Google to Yahoo, clearly only for the financial benefit with little or no regard for the end user experience, and now this. I’m pretty sure that Chrome OS will force people into using Google services enough on its own. To be honest, I have nothing against Google, but excluding basic applications is NOT the way to go. OpenOffice is not that large or resource hungry and could easily be a part of the default installation.

Also, why is Brasero hidden? Why is ANYTHING hidden? They are probably trying to simplify the interface for end users, but end users are already stupid enough. We don’t need to dumb them down any more. Give them full Linux experience and let them learn something. Although having access to the disc burning application (Brasero) isn’t exactly learning so there’s NO EXCUSE not to have it in the menus. While Apple and MS glorify every 0 and 1 of their code, Linux hides its features not to scare the users. Great. Coming up next - terminal excluded from Ubuntu 10.10?

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