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@ Youp.net (#1550): "... but what if I wanted to start an excel like
program? [...] there's no way (for a newbee) to find the launching
command.""

You can just type "spreadsheet", or "calc", which is exactly what an
"Excel-like" program is.

All programs in Ubuntu can be found by category or function. Unlike
Windows, you don't need to know the program name. For a computer
illiterate, "presentation", "chat", "email" is much easier than Windows'
"powerpoint", "mirc", "outlook"

Ubuntu groups programs does by category. Windows by developer company.
Which one is easier for newbies: "internet, games, graphics, utilities",
or  "Azerus, Blizzard, Adobe, Powerquest," ?

"Excel is not a name which is supported by Unify (probably due to
copyrights)"

Its not about being supported, it's about being installed. Excel is not
pre-installed in Windows either. You wont find "Excel" unless you
install it, just like in Windows. And if you do (using wine), Unity will
show it just fine.

The big difference is: Ubuntu *does* come with a spreadsheet, out of the
box, for free. Windows does not

"This is keeping more people at that damned MS os."

I'm glad it is keeping you there.  Ubuntu is fine without trollers.

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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 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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