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[Bob! <lerro_m@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

can i just say that windows has majority market share for a reason. imho
ubuntu isnt nearly as good in a number of areas the concern the average
user. for a start it isnt even possible to listen to mp3's or watch
movies in default ubuntu. windows is popular because well 1 as it is
already popular people just goto it and its in computer stores as
default etc but 2. because anything u can do on any other operating
system u can do on windows... play games, what have you. afaik no other
OS can really make that claim. from my experiances with linux / windows
i would personally say it works better " out of the box" aswell, which
the average user (and me) like. i installed vista on my mothers computer
and it didnt even need video drivers to run aero get hardware
acceleration or play most simpler 3d games, the audio was nice and came
with an equalizer etc by default. linux on the other hand has outdated,
imo poorly supported device drivers, i had problems with jacksense and i
couldnt even find a basic equalizer or what have you. imo linux will
start earning more market share when it can compete on the same grounds
as windows, and do more than what windows can do - preferably better.
until then im afraid i have to keep using windows as my primary os,
linux seems alright but it doesnt do everything i want it to - let alone
easily.

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Microsoft has a majority market share
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Bug description:
Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace.
This is a bug, which Ubuntu is designed to fix.

Non-free software is holding back innovation in the IT industry, restricting access to IT to a small part of the world's population and limiting the ability of software developers to reach their full potential, globally. This bug is widely evident in the PC industry.

Steps to repeat:

1. Visit a local PC store.

What happens:
2. Observe that a majority of PCs for sale have non-free software pre-installed.
3. Observe very few PCs with Ubuntu and free software pre-installed.

What should happen:
1. A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software like Ubuntu.
2. Ubuntu should be marketed in a way such that its amazing features and benefits would be apparent and known by all.
3. The system shall become more and more user friendly as time passes.