Comment 7 for bug 224777

Im forced to have a WinXP laptop at work. I use this,
http://www.launchy.net/

On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Michael Martin-Smucker <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> > I don't get it. If we would make exact copies of Linux best programs for
> > Windows, then what will sway people to Linux?
>
> I don't really buy into that. For me, switching to Linux was easier
> because I already used so many great OSS apps like Firefox, Thunderbird,
> and OO.o. Most people who switch to Linux will do so for either
> ideological reasons or the fact that it costs nothing... not because
> there's a really cool application Launcher that they can't use on
> Windows.
>
> That said, is there any news on the Windows port? I've been stuck using
> XP for all of 30 minutes now, and I've lost count of the number of times
> I've hit Super+Space... ;)
>
> --
> Microsoft Windows Support
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224777
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> Status in GNOME Do: In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> I'm a Ubuntu Linux user, and love it.
>
> However, I have lots of friends who use windows and arn't ready to switch
> to another OS.
>
> Slowly introducing them to open source applications, such as Firefox, and
> Thunderbird, helps ease the transition.
>
> It'd be great if this worked there too, as it would allow potential
> switchers and people who are forced to use Windows alike to benefit from
> this work.
>
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