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On 08/26/2010 11:46 AM, Faldegast wrote:

> Yes. We should strive to have as much hardware as possible. But still
> without valuable time and money to support vendors that ignore us.
> Linux/Android phones with official Linux drivers and documentation
> should be supported, and so should Linux routers. However in cases where
> there is a lack of supported hardware I think we should work on it
> within the community. Router corporation does not support Linux? Then we
> should build our own routers with components that is certified for
> Linux. There are quite many of us that want such a thing so we should be
> able to finance it. For example i stumbled across the Armadeus embedded
> Linux board a while ago.

This has been tried.  When Routerboard started, it was very open...  It 
did not take the world by storm.  Now it is Mikrotic, fee based, semi 
closed, and not a shining example of FOSS. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routerboard  If you want to sell hardware, 
go ahead.  It is a tough, and expensive business with razor thin 
margins.  The only reason Apple has big margins is they have a lock on 
the hardware.  The only way Linux could do the same is to break support 
for Dell, and the like.  Not what I want.

That all said, I will not buy anything for my company without good Linux 
drivers.  We have more Windows desktops than anything, so why do I do 
this?  Because I don't know if that desktop will ALWAYS run WinXP.  I 
still have an old Visioneer Paperport scanner that has never been used. 
  No drivers for the system.  Just old Win95 drivers unless you want to 
BUY the new ones.  Permanent hardware blacklist.

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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.