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Luis Alvarado (luisalvarado) wrote on 2013-04-05:	
> There is work in progress to solve this bug. You can find some of the progress here: 
> http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2408515 and 
> http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/04/microsofts-market-dominance-is-coming-to-an-end-say-leading-analysts
> 
> The fix will arrive "soon" on Ubuntu

Microsoft's market share is still at 78%[1]. This is, however, a measure
of "what's running", and if we consider the word "marketplace" and the
reproduction steps in the bug report, then maybe the bug report is about
"what's available to purchase", instead, and your links are more
relevant. But in the same vein, the majority of the market share isn't
from Microsoft anymore according to the same link, Android having the
biggest slice of the pie, and, still, being only a 22% slice (2012
numbers). So, in one hand, the "Microsoft" part of the bug is solved,
but on the other hand the report talks about devices without proprietary
software, and I bet almost 100% percent of the Android devices out there
for sale have include proprietary software.

In summary, I think there is a flaw in this bug report: it isn't clear
what's being considered a bug here. Maybe there are two bugs (Microsoft
dominance, Proprietary software dominance), and, if that's the case,
then this bug should probably split in two.

[1] http://mindboosternoori.blogspot.pt/2010/09/evolution-of-operating-
systems-usage.html

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  Microsoft has a majority market share

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Bug description:
  Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC
  marketplace. This is a bug which Ubuntu and other projects are meant
  to fix. As the philosophy of the Ubuntu Project states, "Our work is
  driven by a belief that software should be free and accessible to
  all."

  "Ubuntu software is free. Always was, always will be. Free software gives everyone the freedom to use it however they want and share with whoever they like. This freedom has huge benefits. At one end of the spectrum it enables the Ubuntu community to grow and share its collective experience and expertise to continually improve all things Ubuntu. At the other, we are able to give access to essential software for those who couldn’t otherwise afford it – an advantage that’s keenly felt by individuals and organisations all over the world."
       * http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/our-philosophy

  Non-free software leaves users at the mercy of the software owner and
  concentrates control over the technology which powers our society into
  the hands of a few. Additionally, proprietary software stifles
  innovation, maintains artificial scarcities, and enables malicious
  anti-features such as DRM, surveillance, and other monopolistic
  practices.

  This bug is widely evident in the PC industry.

  Steps to repeat:

      1. Visit a local PC store.
      2. Attempt to buy a machine without any proprietary software.

  What happens:

  Almost always, a majority of PCs for sale have Microsoft Windows pre-
  installed. In the rare cases that they come with a GNU/Linux operating
  system or no operating system at all, the drivers and BIOS may be
  proprietary.

  What should happen:

  A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software.

       * http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
       * http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines
       * http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd

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