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[Manjul Apratim <1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think instead of channeling their energy into identifying bugs IN
unity and fixing them, some regard Unity as a bug itself, which I
believe is fairly unreasonable as a critique. IMHO, the heart of the
matter lies in the very release model we have, though which is also one
of the things that makes Ubuntu great in the first place - Ubuntu always
strives to bring the "latest and the greatest" in innovation, and
therefore it is understandable that some non-critical bugs for release
always end up remaining in the inter-LTS releases. Closed projects like
Windows tend to test their new platforms extensively - for three to five
years and possibly more, and even after that Vista was heralded as the
worst thing they produces, which, IMHO again, was not bad at all
compared to XP - even though I would never consider using either of
those (or future versions) ever again. Considering such a model would be
unethical for something open and free like Ubuntu, and the closest thing
along those lines - offering a 'stable' version like Debian does and
maintaining testing and unstable versions to be used at one's own peril,
would make bringing the latest and the greatest impossible. I think the
developers need to be commended for handling effectively such a short
release-cycle as ours - start with the unstable Sid and make it become a
distro of the masses, and it is through such continued resistance and
innovation that we shall eventually indeed squash Bug #1.

Aside from that, I have been harshly made to believe that innovation by
itself is not enough, because Ubuntu already IS a superior software
product, and has been for quite some time - the monopoly that MS holds
with computer manufacturers is the other daunting impediment;  visit any
big vendor's website and you shall find "Windows life without walls. XXX
recommends Windows 7." Such a thing already serves as a mind-programming
instruments for the average user who is not shown any other "vistas"
(ironic much?) out there. I also concede it is impossible for us to
"break" this monopoly, but maybe Canonical could push to have such
alliances of its own and give MS some competition? - and with prominent
vendors that MS itself partners with? (Maybe I am talking from a naive
perspective, and I certainly do not understand the complicated
undertones, yet, it cannot be an unreasonable question to ask) Dell had
a lot of Ubuntu offerings before, and they dropped all of them now - not
a signal of confidence in the free software community. Thankfully there
are others like System76 which are helping to further confidence in
Ubuntu.

I see the way Apple made its niche in an MS dominated market - the
closed eco-system model that was a brilliant idea except that it began
to be used as a lock-down device. If Canonical were to manufacture and
sell laptops pre-installed with Ubuntu, which would obviously function
without any unexpected hardware-related bugs, and which were sexy and
desirable like the Macs were, I am sure the < 1% desktop usage would be
higher. Then again, I know this is easier said than done, and maybe we
can let these ideas incubate in the backs of our heads.

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Title:
  Microsoft has a majority market share

Status in Club Distro:
  Confirmed
Status in Computer Science Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in dylan.NET.Reflection:
  Invalid
Status in dylan.NET:
  Invalid
Status in EasyPeasy Overview:
  Invalid
Status in GenOS:
  In Progress
Status in GNOME Screensaver:
  Won't Fix
Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians:
  Invalid
Status in JAK LINUX:
  Invalid
Status in LibreOffice:
  In Progress
Status in The Linux Kernel:
  New
Status in The Linux Mint Distribution:
  In Progress
Status in The Linux OS Project:
  In Progress
Status in The Metacity Window Manager:
  In Progress
Status in NULL Project:
  Invalid
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 Gnome Remix Metapackages:
  In Progress
Status in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in “ubuntu-express” package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in The Jaunty Jackalope:
  Invalid
Status in “ubuntu-express” source package in Jaunty:
  Invalid
Status in Arch Linux:
  New
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.

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