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[Martin Wildam <mwildam@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 03:20, rupert <r.plumridge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I can confirm this bug is fixed at my house. Two years ago, there was
> 100% MS market penetration. Today, there is 83.3% Ubuntu penetration.

At home I have 100% Linux-Penetration.
In the office I also work on Ubuntu. - So I Ubuntu has a 100%
penetration for me.
But wait: I have a Virtualbox with Windows running because I need to
support customers using Windows.

How many percent is a daily-work-Linux-Box with a virtual machine
running Windows? Honestly one would need to consider working hours on
the particular OS, right?

I think in the transition phase a lot will work with virtual machines
or using Windows Terminal (or Citrix) Servers.

But for this bug it seems to be not relevant because what counts is
the preinstalled Ubuntu machines offered in shops. Maybe when filing
that bug people considered that would be achieved earlier than "real"
market penetration. I am not sure if usage penetration will not be
earlier achieved than penetration in shop offers. ;-)

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Martin Wildam

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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.