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I really wish to see EVERYONE with a computer using Ubuntu.  I'm scared
Unity will see the demise of Ubuntu!

Here's the advantage I can offer here which few others can: I see how
computers get used by people who have little knowledge about using
computers; such users find it difficult to understand what the rest of
us know without thinking.

Here's the secret to win-over new users: assume new users DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.  It's like they have landed on another planet and
need to make sense of things.  Such users can use a cashpoint/ATM
without even knowing what operating system it's running underneath.  If
the cashpoint/ATM is not running Windows, they have no idea.  An
interface which the user does not have to “learn” may be the reason why
tablet devices like the iPad have become so successful?

When you design a user interface, it must be *fast*.  A blazingly fast
interface will instantly impress users who are familiar with the slower
response times of Microsoft Windows.  It also allows programs to run
faster, especially when Ubuntu is installed on older computers.

I think it will be at least 10 years before we see a fully “3D”
graphical user interface, so let's focus on 2D user interfaces for now
and later introduce more advanced and powerful user interfaces on newer
computers in the future.  Don't allow all the bells and whistles of the
user interface to conflict with programs like Flash Player and Wine - a
weakness with Unity at the moment.  Remember that users are likely to be
relying on Wine to run Windows programs which are not available for
Ubuntu/Linux.

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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 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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