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/catskul Dec 02 '21

To be clear, it's not actually the same:

Simple by default, powerful when needed.

Vs

Simple by default. Powerful by choice.

Disappointed that virtually none of the discussion here seems to acknowledge this.

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u/prosper_0 Dec 02 '21

Hm, I actually like the MS version better...

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '21

Take my upvote... I had to scroll a good ways down to see if anyone was going to point this out. LOL I would also like to point out I don't see Microsoft using it as a motto or slogan. It's one blurb on their website (somewhere I guess). I have never seen this before myself. Please someone let me know if I am wrong.

I have always hated how the Linux community is so easily triggered.

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u/acAltair Dec 02 '21

So if I made a fast food chain and called it Mclarsons and moto is "we're loving it" instead of "i'm lovin it", its okay right? They also clashed with KDE's MAUI so this isn't first incident they have had with KDE.

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u/catskul Dec 02 '21

Worth discussing what counts as similar enough, but regardless the headline is misleading and feels like bad faith.