Mark Shuttleworth wins Wimbledon?
Roger Shuttleworth?
Turning to the sports news, I understood why:
Shuttleworth, masquerading as Roger Federer, had just beaten Andy Roddick to win Wimbledon and beat his own record for most Grand Slam singles titles in men's tennis history.
Not bad for a computer geek.
Shuttleworth was, of course, the first African in space, but it's nice to see him getting some exercise and devoting himself to terrestrial pursuits from time to time.
Of course, it's possible that the whole Ubuntu thing is actually Federer's claim to fame. Perhaps Federer is the real open-source geek-cum-tennis pro while Shuttleworth is the sham?
Mark Federer?
Neither have I. Whenever Federer and I hang out, Shuttleworth is always curiously absent, yet shows up soon after Federer leaves.
Some people think Roger Federer and Mark Shuttleworth simply look like each other. But I'm not fooled. I know the truth.
They're one and the same.
Or maybe they're twin brothers separated at birth.
;-)
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i always wanted to point this out, but somehow thought, oh no its just me, like no one else noticed. But like theyre really the same!:P
But which one is Clark Kent and which is has the S on the chest? Being an ubuntu user i would say Mark wears his underwear on top:P
Do you always call up CEOs to warn them of their competitor's impending announcements? Or is your relationship with Shuttleworth noticeably friendlier than your relationship with other CEOs whose businesses you attempt to cover? Did you perhaps make a similar effort to contact the CEOs of Xandros and Linpus and give them a heads about about Google's plans to announce? What other sort of information do you preferentially attempt to leak to Shuttleworth ahead of everyone else knowing?
Or was that opening sentence just a setup for the Federer joke? Difficult to know as you've shown a significant bias towards Canonical in the past without equitable mention of Xandros or Linpus, who have most likely out sold Canonical in terms of pre-installed netbook operating systems to date. They are as likely to be impacted by Google's operating system moves as is Canonical..and yet you give them no mention.
-jef
As for Xandros and Linpus (very unfortunate name), I apologize that I haven't paid attention to them in nearly five years (in the case of Xandros - I'd never heard before of Linpus). I don't think you want me focusing on companies or projects that I think are in a distant fifth place. (Don't want to be rude, but it's the truth.)
Acer and Asus CRUSH all the other OEMs put together...and you think the linux operating systems those OEMs have chosen as a fifth place finishers? How exactly do you come to that conclusion? Other than the sweet nothings Shuttleworth and other Canonical execs are whispering into your ears in private communications.
Are you prepared to show me that Ubuntu pre-installs are out-selling Linpus or Xandros? If you are do it. Show me the numbers, the solid numbers. Start being objective and curtail your personal bias in favor of Canonical.
-jef
The gist of the write-up is that Mark Shuttlesworth looks a bit like Roger Federer, not of who's in first, second or 57th place in market share. If anyone from Xandros or Linpus looks like Federer too, feel free to come back here and make that comparison as well. Until then, I'm sure you have more worthwhile things to do.
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