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[Páll Haraldsson <Pall.Haraldsson@xxxxxxxxx>]

Shuttleworth may have closed this bug prematurely (haven't followed all
comments..) based on iOS plus Android having majority over Windows.
Anyway not important now as Android alone seems bigger than Windows now
(including iOS and OS X etc - all others).

@mwildam: "although most people I know do have a smartphone (or two - a
private one and a business phone) and maybe also have a tablet, ALL OF
THEM do their main computer work with a PC or laptop. You cannot assume
that most of the serious computer work is done from an Android phone or
tablet."

Why is that? And not sure it's true for all.

For the global perspective most people probably do not have a PC while
they may have a smartphone. You could say they only surf the web..
Programming for Android is even somewhat possible within the OS.
Keyboard (and mouse) can be connected. QT works for Android and I wander
how difficult it is to port most Linux programs to Android. My post on
Ubuntu Touch to the mailing-list being a dead-end and Android
compatibility being essentioal didn't make it there..

In 2013, Android-based devices outsold Windows' 2.8:1 (2:1 in mature
markets) or by 573 million units (estimating the gap to widen much in
2014 and 2015).

In India and other countries Android is the most popular operating
system including for browsing the web; according to Statcounter; "Mobile
usage has already overtaken desktop in several countries including
India, South Africa and Saudi Arabia"[226] with several countries in
Africa having done so already, including Ethiopia and Kenia (there
mobile is 72.23%)

See also: http://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/10/22/twitter-ceo-costolo-
launches-free-mobile-development-kit-fabric-unite-developers-and

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Title:
  Microsoft has a majority market share

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Bug description:
  See Mark's closure comment here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1/comments/1834
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  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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