[ILUG] itunes on Unbuntu Jaunty

[Kevin Philp]

She has decided to stick to Windows - makes sense for her. Interestingly 
we have had a couple of people in our company who have switched to 
Ubuntu of there own accord. We are not a computer company so these 
people are not your usual computer geeks, they have no interest in 
computers as such - they are ordinary people who have switched for other 
reasons. One big reason seems to be security - once you get your 
computer trashed by viruses/spyware some people actively look for a 
better alternative.

Kevin.

Shane Tuohy wrote:
> If I was you I'd tell her to give Songbird a go, the interface is 
> similar to iTunes and is really simple to use. Give it a go and see 
> what she thinks, I'm sure you can skin it so that it looks like iTunes 
> even.
>
> To be honest though, it can really be a pain if you install Ubuntu for 
> someone who isn't really interested in using it. You are effectively 
> signing yourself up for tech support, whereas someone with an interest 
> will usually poke around and find the solutions themselves.
>
> I usually don't install push Ubuntu on people, only installing it for 
> them if they come to me asking about it. It's generally a good policy 
> to follow.
>
> Shane
>
> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Kevin Philp <lists at cybercolloids.net 
> <mailto:lists at cybercolloids.net>> wrote:
>
>     Paul Murray wrote:
>
>
>         Kevin Philp wrote:
>
>             I have a lady at work who has recently bought a laptop -
>             her Vista XX days is about to expire and she is loathed to
>             pay for a full licence when all she needs Windows for is
>             itunes - everything else she can do with Ubuntu.
>
>
>         I think she'll find that in XX days her free Office trial
>         expires, and not vista. While not in tune with an ILUG
>         response, the most sensible option here would be to replace
>         office 2007 with open office, unless you wish to take on the
>         role of free domestic sysadmin.
>
>         Paul.
>
>
>     Paul,
>     Yes - that was the case. She already has OpenOffice so she is
>     panicking about nothing.
>
>     Thanks
>
>     Kevin.
>
>
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