Is Bill Gates in favour of Ubuntu Linux?

Believe it or not, Bill Gates is promoting Ubuntu Linux! The Internet was abuzz when Gates published an image on his Facebook page along with a link to his website with a message, “15 years from now, most people in poor countries will be able to take classes online.” This goal sounds good and is achievable too. But what grabbed eyeballs is that the operating system shown on the image is Ubuntu.

Well, the message deserves more attention no doubt, especially when it comes from someone like Gates, the former Microsoft CEO and founder of Windows. But what we sincerely wonder is whether this particular detail was just a mistake or has it been posted intentionally? After resigning from his position as CEO at Microsoft, Gates has dedicated his life to charity work, and has established a foundation to support several important projects like the global elimination of polio, malaria and some other diseases that ravage populations in poor countries.

It’s difficult to imagine the Windows OS being used in such poor regions, where people are struggling to buy basic necessities like daily food, shelter and clothes. In that case, Ubuntu is a better choice as it’s available for free and can run on older computers too. Hence, we could conclude that the image has not been chosen randomly and that Bill Gates has intentionally promoted Ubuntu on his Facebook page.