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[Martin Wildam <1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 19:46, justfred <frederic.durodie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In my opinion (and possibly it has been mentioned before but I did not
> have the courage to read through all the posts) the main problem is the
> office suite one.

I would say (and you mention also other examples like AutoDESK
Inventor), it is branch specific and other widely adopted packages
(like MS Office) that often create real headache. I know the MS Office
issue very well. While it worked already acceptable for .doc etc
formats, with .docx etc it got worse again.

I myself switched to Open Office long before I switched from Windows
to Ubuntu, just because it was the more reliable product (regarding
crashes and particular very annoying bugs). In cases where I write the
documentation, I solely use LibreOffice now on my Ubuntu machine. But
all my collegues are using MS Office (I am the only Ubuntu user among
about 130 people) and I get all type of crazy stuff - including MS
OneNote files or Outlook e-mail template files (I am using
Thunderbird). They are just too used to it and ignore the different.
And yes, it is one reason that holds Ubuntu back from gaining more
market share.


> So, IMHO, it is not the quality of the OS that is holding back the
> penetration of the Linux OS in the market, but rather the lack of an
> office suite that is compatible with,

Summed up: There is a lack of interoperability.


On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 23:35, Pako <1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Technical  - Ubuntu should drop xorg in favor of Wayland,
> 50% of bugs will be fixed immediately.

I imagine, you are right, but my fear is that Wayland also has a lot
of teething troubles - as Unity has. It is not very helpful, fixing 50
bugs, but introducing 60 new... ;-]


> Windows uses 90% of GPU to draw the GUI, that's why is so snappy.
> Philosophical - Ubuntu should drop the stupid services like "Brainstorming"
> I like the fact that GNOME developers don't give a sh*t about users
> for their wishes and ideas

It is better to invest into convincing people instead of building
walls to hold them back and avoid them to speak to others. I find the
community very important. Probably, Canonical should improve their way
of communicating the reasons for their decisions. I for myself - after
digging a little - understood, why the are creating Unity.
Nevertheless it is still not stable enough for my needs and the
community and Canonical should know and act on such
Community-feedback.

Best regards, Martin.
-- 
Martin Wildam

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

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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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