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> From dell.com/ubuntu, it's pretty good: 10 things to know about
Ubuntu,

Yes. Still, the first thing purchasers read once landed on their Website is a 
despicable "Windows® . Life without WallsTM . Dell recommends Windows 7." in 
bold characters in a strategic position, right below the search field and the 
main menus, and above supportive links. Like screaming to your girlfriend: 
"Darling, you know I love you. It's just that I prefer to fuck someone else".

> the link to buy Ubuntu laptops even works! I can select open-source OS in 
the
> list of OSs.

Not completely. I can see what you mean, most are available, indeed. I've 
searched for "ubuntu laptop" and "ubuntu", and got a full list of laptops and 
netbooks showing a humble Ubuntu®  Linux®  version 8.10, or, more frequently, 
just Ubuntu®  Linux® after a long list of Genuine Windows® Whatevers®. But 
when I select one of the results, and click on Tech Specs, Ubuntu happens to 
disappear magically. And have you actually tried to customise a machine? Some 
of those I've tried don't let you choose an OS other than Windows, and they 
are: Inspiron (14, and 10), New Inspiron Mini 10 (including 1012 and any 
variation of the mini series). Others stick to their promise, and they are: 
Vostro (1014, 1015, and v13), and Latitute (13 , 2100 and 2110). A good (half) 
step forward with respect to the UK (or even Italy), but still...

-- 
Microsoft has a majority market share
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1
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Status in Club Distro: Invalid
Status in Computer Science Ubuntu: Invalid
Status in EasyPeasy Overview: Invalid
Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians: Invalid
Status in JAK LINUX: Invalid
Status in The Linux OS Project: In Progress
Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: In Progress
Status in Tabuntu: Invalid
Status in A simple player to online TV streaming: Invalid
Status in Tv-Player: New
Status in Ubuntu: In Progress
Status in “ubuntu-express” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
Status in The Jaunty Jackalope: Invalid
Status in “ubuntu-express” source package in Jaunty: Invalid
Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Invalid
Status in “linux” package in Debian: In Progress
Status in Fluxbuntu: The Lightweight, Productive, Agile OS: Confirmed
Status in openSUSE: In Progress
Status in Tilix Linux: New

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.