UPDATE: Thousands of viewer comments, phone calls about Ubuntu computer story

[C0MPUT3RTUTS]

she is a dummy i remember being 6 years old and able to use ubuntu lolz its easy

[clintburford]

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[omfg4all]

I have lost faith in humanity.

[JeremyPassarelli]

This girl is so stupid! Just because the OS is not Windows doesn't mean you can't complete your online classes! What an idiot!

[eitrig]

>operating system for mac

Oh go fuck your self.

[StaticABC]

If she doesn't like Ubuntu she should just buy and install windows... I mean, it doesn't take that long. I love Ubuntu though, it's so much faster than windows.

[smileyking96]

I bet the media trolled the people and lied anbout the responses being too rude, just so they coud get some attention.

[Aldeni1551]

You're telling me, that a respected TV news source released a story about a girl who dropped out of college because she'd never heard of Google?

[Theneongray2]

People these days are so dumb even entire news stations side with a retarded girl that doesn't know how to read.

How pathetic.

[Rp707]

Dumb Girl

[whiteguysamurai]

I would have taken her five minutes to get familiar with the system. Really, it's not that hard.

She didn't see a start menu and she went blank, she is fucking stupid.

[rkingsboro]

It's easy to criticize someone for not understanding an operating system they're unfamiliar with if it was easy for you. However, this story not only now shines a negative light on Ubuntu specifically and Linux generally... but WORST OF ALL it makes the Linux community seem like a bunch of e-thugs..

Not really the image I want coming across to people such as this girl. Especially since that is not the truth. This was an opportunity to publicize and indirectly market Linux. What a shame.

[TheTechCorner]

omg she is so so stupid i am 14 years old who is in high school and i can use ubuntu wtf she's going to Madison Area Technical College...... keyword technical?????

[kottonmouthkings4]

dumb bitch bought ubuntu its free yo

[BrokenHorn90]

Ridiculous. The girl is stupid. For starters, know what you're getting before you dedicate time and money into it. Second, why would you need to drop out of classes? The majority of online courses can easily be completed with just a browser, and even if there were some Windows applications she did need, there's always WINE or even open source implementations to substitute for Windows software.

[ThingsontheWeb]

Nice video ... Linux will be there soon .. April, 2010 (10.04)

[CMatomic]

my lexmark dont work on vista

[empire8281]

OMG!!! This is retarded.. Ubuntu is the best. No viruses, etc.

She can still do the same shit on Linux. What the hell are they talking about?

[sexxyex]

Há que respeitar e ter respeito. A culpa não é da miúda, mas sim da empresa que lhe vendeu o produto sem qualquer tipo de formação.

[sexxyex]

Penso que as pessoas que defendem o ubuntu deviam de ter mais juízo e respeito pelas pessoas que desconhecem o S.O. ubuntu. Quem fez comentários abusivos não foram com certeza o pessoal que trabalha decentemente com esse SO, mas sim pessoal que é inculto e por conhecer meia dúzia de coisas já pensa que é o rei (e, possivelmente ainda vão saber menos que ela depois da formação que irá ter).

[Heydn1]

its not pronounced how she says

its yooboontoo

[geekboy20]

Hey, Im on hardy heron right now, OMG! why dosent she kust borrow a copy of winblows and install it?! even better, just learn how to use it, she would probably love it if she learned how to use it!

[ttk1opc]

Is that Rudy Guiliani's retarded offspring?

[rocketlauncher2]

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[afraxas23]

lazy girl

[rocketlauncher2]

And the comments keep on going!

[Manuelito21cbtis]

wooo

[aidanbrumsickle]

oh god. As a computer science student, and as a Madison native, this kind of behavior on the part of the Linux geeks is embarrassing. I think they forget that not everyone has the engineer mindset of enjoying spending time to figure things out. Most people have the completely valid expectation that things will be easy to use and understand.

[Siendra]

Well I agree that the hardcore Linux geeks went way overboard, so did the news station and the woman in question. I mean, she clearly went to the media before she ever sought real help or an understanding of what she had purchased.

Consumers need to accept some responsibility for their purchases.

[aidanbrumsickle]

That is definitely true. To be honest, the first report on her troubles angered me as a computer geek. I felt like she did not put the effort in to understand the problem. However, upon reflection, I think that this reaction is all to easy for people who are passionate and knowledgeable in a field: we forget that a lot of what we consider "common sense" when it comes to computers was built through years of playing around and tinkering with computers. Not everyone has that experience.

[NinjaJedi]

Rabid Linux fanboys sure know how to blow something out of proportion.

[malroTheo]

fuck her

[unnamedgrave]

i tried to use ubuntu and the internet doesn't work. can anyone tell me how to configure a wireless internet connection with my router?

[xcryinginrainxx]

What a very biased response

[themangodess]

agreed

[SweetAftonsTrio]

She did get help, and they just screwed her over even more! This program is a piece of crap!!! Dell should just stick to WINDOWS!

[urosldp]

Dell should just stick to WINDOWS

No DELL use Ubuntu, Dell is smart company, not like you stupid Winblows user.

[Imprezaman555]

look, it is easy to learn ubuntu. i'm not gonna personally attack her but she didn't even try, god. just find someone or a service or just a website to teach you about it and it wouldn't take long (1 day-1 week) to know and like it more and better than windows.

[Dieromantic777]

I didn't hear a sorry...