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> > 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...

And i want all the suicide girls as my personal slaves. What is the most
important thing, that Ubuntu/Linux grows larger, or that it fills every
possible purpose we can think about? The second thing requires the
first, so market share is more important. That will give us the
resources to build more barracks... i mean features.

Also different hardware != every hardware. Supporting a small set of
desktops, servers, notebooks and net-books will still qualify as
focusing on a more narrow platform.

> > 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 net-book.

I think some kind of certification program is the best way to go, in
order to make sure that we have quality hardware and drivers. That
combined with an OEM program that lets distributors sell a version of
Ubuntu with commercial support included would deliver something that
matches the Windows OEM program. Then there also should be central
database where all Ubuntu-OEM:ed computers can be searched. And all of
them must be certified and have hardware with top quality Linux drivers.

Remember that getting Ubuntu on the store-shelves is important for wide
adoption. Most people do not buy Windows, they buy "a computer". And
they let the salesman at their store tell them what is best for them.
Therefor we must have a shiny commersial package that makes the salesman
happy, and sells Ubuntu to the customers. A commercial edition combined
with proper marketing will get us more users then free downloads ever
will. Even if all they really buy is the service of buying "a computer"
with pre-installed operating system.

Common users do want something that just works. They do not want to
assemble their computer or install an operating system. They want to
turn it on and start their browser. Most users even buy a computer with
Office pre-installed, because they dont want to do it themselves. This
is why a pre-installed OEM version will sell and cash in money that can
be used to speed up development.

We currently have 1% usage share. How fast can we double it? When we
reach 5% we are as large as OS X and commercial developers like Adobe
will take the platform seriously.

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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.