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shis-ka-bob 15th May 2009

Why linux-only? Do you ask why Microsoft writes a database that only
run on Windows? Do you ask why Microsoft write a development
framework that only works on Windows? Ubuntu is a company that is
trying to make money. They are offering a service to their customers.

If you have a Mac, Apple offers MobileMe. Since Apple is offering a
paid service, they also share data with iPhones, iPods and Windows
PCs. The cross sell options for this make supporting Windows an
obvious value. Besides, Apple does charge for MobileMe.

The Ubuntu service is free. Couple this with a bootable thumb drive
holding a free operating system (e.g. Ubuntu), and you have a great
way to access information from any PC you can reboot.