8 Features Win8 Took From Linux

[simplezz]

"Good artists borrow, great artists steal!" -- Pablo Picasso said it. So did T.S. Eliot. And, more recently,

. Let's face it: If something makes sense and succeeds, it gets imitated.

Though Windows 8 and Linux distributions differ greatly from each other in design, ideology and -- last but not least -- their primary audience, they're all built on the same basic principles of OS design so there's bound to be some overlap. And while Microsoft has long been accused of stealing from the open source community, according to some Linux fans, it's getting to the point where Microsoft simply appropriates good Linux features.

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[Farstrider]

This should set the cat amongst the pigeons!

[ZeroFearX]

Linux fans always make laugh.

[Duffydemon]

wow, just wow!

[M_Lyons10]

This is just absurd. lol

[Eric Veteran]

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[Detection]

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[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

8 Features ALL OS's (should) have and Microsoft are integrating into their next offering - but we will still say they "took from linux" because it suits our agenda

[HawkMan]

They're REALLY stretching for these...

[lalalawawawa]

:laugh:

[_neutrino Veteran]

8 Features ALL OS's (should) have and Microsoft are integrating into their next offering - but we will still say they "took from linux" because it suits our agenda

pretty much feels the same,

people will complain about anything anyone does it appears to be human nature.

[Woelfel]

Hilarious. That is all.

[Guest]

Like it or not, I don't see how Metro made the list, it's about as original as Microsoft has ever come up with as a concept. Everything on the list was a bit of a stretch really, especially USB 3 support

[ArialBlue]

Trolling, level 99

[Muhammad Farrukh]

:laugh:

:rofl:

[neo158]

This explains the article:

[cooky560 Veteran]

I summed this article up as "Different people come up with similar solutions? zomg! It's almost like people have similar ideas, or that there's a common way of working! </scarasm>"

[fix-this!]

well... after seeing what w8 might be it COULD be the year of linux afterall! :shiftyninja:

[cooky560 Veteran]

well... after seeing what w8 might be it COULD be the year of linux afterall! :shiftyninja:

Realistically, if MS lose any share, it'll be to Apple before Linux.

[KomaWei]

This is just an assumption. If Linux GNOME, KDE, XFCE, etc. took stuff from Windows. Windows users will complain to heaven's on end, but if it's vice-versa. Windows users would say it is okay and stop crying about it. JS.

[iamwasiq]

Lunix fans are total nuts :D

[Syanide]

Wow, someone's begging for hits. Awful article. The only thing that's on the list that I'd say isn't really a natural progression (in one way or another) is the file copy dialog because Nautilus has indeed done almost the exact same thing for years.

[SoCalRox]

And the list of features Linux stole from Unix is endless...

[Snake89]

Don't forget apple and microsoft both stole the app store idea from the linspire OS.

[MidnightDevil]

I don't even know what to say.