Microsoft Was Distributing Ubuntu Linux
For the last few days, Microsoft has been distributing Ubuntu Linux from the Windows Marketplace website. Over 10,000 people downloaded Ubuntu via a link to CNET from the Windows Marketplace website. Curious about how Microsoft described Ubuntu? Well they called it “Perfect”
Note: This is the desktop version of Ubuntu. Ubuntu is a community developed operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops, and servers. Whether you use it at home, at school or at work Ubuntu contains all the applications you’ll ever need, from word processing and e-mail applications, to Web server software and programming tools. Ubuntu is and always will be free of charge. You do not pay any licensing fees. You can download, use and share Ubuntu with your friends, family, school or business for absolutely nothing.Version 7.04, named “Feisty Fawn,” adds the Ubuntu Studio, a multimedia editing and production suite, to the distribution.
The page is gone now, and is currently still available via a google cache, but not for long. Groklaw has a screenshot.
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