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[Henry H <henry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Bilal,

Thursday, April 15, 2010, 5:06:33 PM, you wrote:

> Hi people,
> I am an Ubuntu user from Saudi Arabia, a country where Micro$oft is
> enjoying its monopoly like hell. 97 % Windows, 2.70 % Mac and 0.10 %
> linux, with iPhones and other devices dominating the remaining.
> People here are like brainwashed, and believe in Micro$oft as if its
> the god of software.

In  countries  with  a  Christian background we have an expression (or
two)  for  what  you  are  doing.  We refer to it as 'preaching to the
converted' or 'preaching to the choir'.  I am sure that there would be
an equivalent phrase in use in Muslim based countries.

While  I  am  proceeding on the 'belief' pathway (I am trying to tread
carefully  but  please  forgive  me  if  I  tread  on ant toes), It is
interesting  for  the  non-believers  perspective (That windoze is the
most/only  . . . . .) to see the behavior of those who clink to their
belief in the face of contrary evidence (GUI, software, bling etc...).

Keep up the proselytizing


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Best regards,
 Henry                            mailto:henry@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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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.