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[Martin Wildam <1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:55, Tom <1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Of course if Windows is reinstalled and data gets lost
> then people don't talk about that often because they then feel it shows
> them up as bad computer-users, also it's difficult for them to
> understand or express clearly.  Blaming linux is easy for them.

Yes, that's true and if you say, the same would have happened for a
clean Windows reinstall, they don't believe you, anyway...


> The simplest work-around when installing linux is to setup a dual-boot

You could also simply save the data. I guess many of those doing Linux
support also have many years of experience with Windows - so you
probably know where the data is. I do. And I back that up and then
wipe the machine. Prior to this I usually use CloneZilla to create an
image.

-- 
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.