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[Martin Wildam <1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 10:09, Wildam Martin <mwildam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> If something doesn't work in one but does in the
>> other then it is usually fixable if you have the time & patience to ask in
>> forums or read documentation or find your own way.
> Of course, I use the forums and Launchpad for bug reporting. I do my
> best to help. If you sum up the hours I helped so far in money, I
> could have bought Windows and MS Office with no problem...

Don't get me wrong: I am strongly convinced about the Open Source
model and I appreciate the work and contribution of everyone. And of
course I get all the contributions of the others for free. I am also
convinced of the Ubuntu philosophy.

My message should be, that with all the new ideas, don't forget about
the quality - it is high priority!
I left Windows because I could not rely on the core OS any more - that
was my main reason to leave. Would be terrible if I would end up the
same way using Ubuntu.

-- 
Martin Wildam

http://www.google.com/profiles/mwildam

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1

Title:
  Microsoft has a majority market share

Status in Club Distro:
  Confirmed
Status in Computer Science Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in EasyPeasy Overview:
  Invalid
Status in GNOME Screensaver:
  Won't Fix
Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians:
  Invalid
Status in JAK LINUX:
  Invalid
Status in The Linux OS Project:
  In Progress
Status in The Metacity Window Manager:
  In Progress
Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite:
  In Progress
Status in Tabuntu:
  Invalid
Status in A simple player to online TV streaming:
  Invalid
Status in Tv-Player:
  New
Status in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in “ubuntu-express” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in The Jaunty Jackalope:
  Invalid
Status in “ubuntu-express” source package in Jaunty:
  Invalid
Status in Baltix GNU/Linux:
  Invalid
Status in “linux” package in Debian:
  In Progress
Status in Fluxbuntu: The Lightweight, Productive, Agile OS:
  Confirmed
Status in openSUSE:
  In Progress
Status in Tilix Linux:
  New

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.