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Ubuntu looks nice and tries to copy the Apple way, but in an open source
manner. That's not bad. What is bad is that you can't get Ubuntu
Hardware. That's Apple's strength: if you buy an Apple you know it just
works. If you buy Windows you know your hardware will most probably work
as this is the most widespread system for desktop computers. If you
download and install Ubuntu you need luck and/or knowledge to get things
(hardware and software) going. It took almost 2 years before my atheros
network card in my laptop was supported by default and Bluetooth still
doesn't work.

Need software for your Blackberry? available for Windows and OSX and of
course not for Ubuntu. Need to sync your Android device? : not possible
with Ubuntu. Need a scanner: no problem for Windows or OSX: just look
for the respective logos on the box in the shops. Linux: search for
supported devices, read what features are or are not supported, and try
to get this (mostly outdated) model.

Cannonical should team up with hardware manufacturers, open a Web Shop
and start selling hardware that works with Ubuntu out of the box: just
like Apple does, but it an open manner. It doesn't need to be an Ubuntu-
branded product, though it would be nice to see beautiful orange colored
hardware on desks as a statement.

And we desperately need: ebooks, music, etc. It's still very annoying
that I can't easily buy ebooks with Ubuntu; I'll have to rune adode
digital editions either with wine or in virtualbox.

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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:
  Invalid
Status in Ubuntu Malaysia LoCo Team Meta Project:
  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:
  Confirmed
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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