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[Martin Wildam <1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 20:55, torpedolos <1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It means that the OS of apple doesn't need to be able to work on every
> platform, with every proc, every graphic or sound card, etc....

And I want it running on different hardware - desktops, servers,
notebooks, netbooks, ... - oh yes, even mobile phones and routers.

That said...


> So, my question is:
> What if ubuntu were manufacturing and selling it's own "all-in-one", apple-like, computers ?

...I always have difficulties in recommending hardware for new
Linux/Ubuntu users.

I am with you partly. I don't think that Canonical should be really
enter hardware manufactoring. I think it would be sufficient to have
some official recommendations of hardware combinations (maybe which
are specifically tested). There could be shops then following the
specs and build the appropriate machines and getting some sort of
"Ubuntu optimized hardware" or something like this.

But there must be at least one recommended combination of each genre -
server, desktop, notebook and netbook.

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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.