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[Faldegast <1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Again, this is not true.  
> "In order to promote Ubuntu money is needed"
> Really??  This really depends on how promotion is approached.  
> 
> There are many ways of promoting something that do not cost money.  Also many 
> businesses run on linux and in the normal course of promoting their own business 
> they promote linux, sometimes this may have cost them money.
> 
> Regards from
> Tom :)

Money is the scale to which we measure resources. Wheither linux is markeded individually or as a part of a bundle, marketing the marketing still requires money.
If someone sacrifice their own time in order to market Linux then this time still equals money. How much money does it equal? The value it generates amount to what this marketing would cost if you purchased it as a service using the market prices. The cost equals the amount of money you would make if you spent your time making money. So you have to ask yourself if your time/money is efficiently used, or if perhaps donations to some organization that promote Linux is more efficient. For examples spending the money you make on one day on printing a folder about Linux can be far more efficient then spending a day marketing Linux yourself.

And in my opinion the most efficient way is that we all have careers
which is a part of making Linux better or promoting Linux, and optimize
this so that we can do maximum contributions to marketing Linux. If this
is by donating to some Linux group or invest them strategically in Linux
corporations that promote Linux as a part of a business, that is another
issue. Personally i do believe that services and products that are based
on Linux is the best way to promote Linux. This is how Linux dominates
the embedded market and is very big on the server market.

Why is Linux not as strong in the desktop market as the embedded and server markets? Professionals buy components and build a system while end users want a complete system. They want to go to the store, buy a box with Ubuntu, and have a number to call for support. We that are professionals do not mind downloading and installing, and we do not mind going to Ubuntu home page and buy support. However this is to complex for average Joe. Therefore I really think that cannonical should team up with ODM and have Ubuntu-branded desktops and build a reseller network for them. Microsoft do not really dominate the market. HP, Dell, Lenovo, Apple etc does. Most people do not buy directly from Microsoft, they buy a "HP" or a "Dell" and that gives them a complete systems. 
 		 	   		  
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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.