Ubuntu's Waiting for You, Canonical Tells Windows 7 Users

It goes without saying that the Windows 7 end of support is the perfect moment for everyone to start poaching users, and unsurprisingly, Canonical, the maker of Ubuntu, is one of those trying to prove that a switch to its platform is worth the effort.

Rhys Davies, product manager at Canonical, plays the hardware card, explaining that Windows 7 users can either “buy a new computer running another operating” or simply install Ubuntu, which doesn’t require any other hardware upgrades.

Davies goes on to highlight some of the apps that make the transition from Windows 7 to Ubuntu as smoothly as possible, including Google Chrome, Spotify, Blender, and Microsoft’s very own Skype.

“With these apps, most PC users will be able to function as normal. You can continue to search the web, listen to music, watch films, talk with your friends and download new apps,” Davies says.

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