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On 10/20/2010 04:41 PM, »John« wrote:
> ... not to mention they probably won't even bother if the
> particular operating system isn't used by what they believe to be enough
> of their potential customers. I guess you can see why we have a problem
> with that and every single operating system is gonna be plagued by the
> exact same problem until it reaches critical mass.

This happens with Windows as well.  Why write a new driver just because 
the new version of Windows doesn't work with it?  With bad drivers, you 
will get bit, whatever OS you run.  I have a lovely PaperPort scanner 
that I keep around as just such an object lesson.  It only has Windows 
95 drivers unless you BUY a new one for more than the cost of a scanner. 
  This is not a Linux bug, but for some reason, Linux gets the blame, 
and Windows and the hardware manufactures get a pass.

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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.