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>
> The HHD/SSD should be blank when I buy a new PC.
>
> That's the way I think it should be.
>
Most people have absolutely no idea how computer works, so asking them to
install the OS themselves is too much, but *THE LICENSE DEFINITELY HAS TO
BE OPTIONAL*, because that way you can either

   - order the machine *WITH LICENSE* and have it *shipped tramp-stamped
   with an OEM sticker for the price including cost of the hardware, shipping
   and handling and the license fees*
   - order the machine *CLEAN* and have it *shipped with a blank drive for
   the price including to the cost of the hardware, shipping and handling*

Nobody gets hurt - except M$ stranglehold on the industry. Unlike in the
current situation where *M$ taxes almost everyone* buying a new
computer - *INCLUDING
THE OWNERS OF RETAIL LICENSES*. That just ain't right. Not to mention legal
- as demonstrated by anyone who ever sued for refund.

But PC manufactures want money, and Microsoft will give that to them.

Exactly. M$ absolutely loves to maintain their monopoly by bribery,
extortion and intimidation. Remember OLPC and OOXML? And that's just a few
notable cases from the top of my head.

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Title:
  Microsoft has a majority market share

Status in Club Distro:
  Confirmed
Status in Computer Science Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite:
  New
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 Malaysia LoCo Team Meta Project:
  In Progress
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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