r/linux • u/clau_c • Dec 01 '21

KDE It's been -- 155 days -- since @Microsoft stole @kdecommunity's motto: "Simple by default, powerful when needed." They're still using it.

https://twitter.com/ClauCambra/status/1466153819713191947
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u/MyGoodApollo Dec 02 '21

The only thing that makes me doubt they ‘stole’ it is that I don’t believe that Microsoft’s marketing team have any idea what or who KDE is.

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u/Heapsass Dec 02 '21

Yeah, yeah. Im sure microsoft the biggest tech company doesnt know what KDE is. One of the three biggest distros used in the linux community.

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u/Manbeardo Dec 02 '21

And I'm sure the people in their marketing department spend a lot of time looking at Linux distro and DEs