Linux operating systems have changed a lot over time. In the early days of development, they were used by a very limited number of people. Even when Linux started gaining popularity, it was mainly used for server purposes. Domestic use and Linux did not go hand in hand. But now things are different. It all changed after Ubuntu launched its graphical operating system. At that time Windows XP was a dominating OS. But it looked horrible compared to Ubuntu. So some people, if not many, started shifting to Linux, and they loved the opportunities and freedom they got in Linux. Now if you ask about today, Linux is an OS whose number of users is increasing day by day! But Ubuntu was not perfect. The parent company of Ubuntu made some huge blunders, which restrain many members of the Linux community from trusting Ubuntu to this date!
The Problem with Ubuntu
The owner of Ubuntu is a company named 'Canonical', which, like most of the companies, was looking to make a profit. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with making a profit from a product you make. But it is the strategy of Ubuntu that turned out to be blunderous for Canonical, its parent company.
The first of the problems was that Ubuntu partnered with Amazon, to integrate their Amazon Web Store forcefully in Ubuntu. The problem was, it was not optimized and well-tailored to Ubuntu. When you searched for something in the ubuntu search box, you would also receive amazon recommendations in your operating system. Even these recommendations were not optimized with the searches. Also, the whole interface became super buggy.
It received so much hate that in the future, Canonical had to remove the Amazon web store integration from their search bar and use it as a separate web app. After some more time, it was removed completely from Ubuntu, a decision very well received by the community.
The second mistake they did, was to include the data collection tool in their OS. Now, if you know the Linux community even slightly, you must know that they value their privacy and security very much! The oil in fire moment was that the data collection was turned on by default and you had to turn it off to stop it from collecting your data. The Ubuntu community did not like it at all. This was because it did not give them the option to regulate how much data they wanted to send to Canonical. This data collection tool exists to this date in Ubuntu.
Conclusion
Even with its flaws, Ubuntu is a great Linux distro. Many Linux distros are built with Ubuntu as their base! Ubuntu has now solved most of these problems, and now sends only reasonable amounts of data to Canonical. But when trust is lost once, it is pretty difficult to build back. It will take time for Ubuntu to regain the trust of the community, but it will certainly get there!
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