Not only visiting a shop you still mostly see Windows on the PCs, it took me a lot of discussion and cost me about 200 bucks more than expected to get a new PC from Dell (today) with Ubuntu preinstalled. First time, Dell made troubles selling me a Windows-less PC, so for my experience here in Austria things seem even to get worse.
But the positive point: Comparing to the words of Gandhi we are in the phase where they fight you. Best regards. -- Martin Wildam Am 06.06.2013 20:51 schrieb "northrup" <1...@bugs.launchpad.net>: > This bug is not fixed. Based on the outlined steps to repeat: > > 1. Visit a local PC store. > 2. Attempt to buy a machine without any proprietary software. > > At least in the Reno, NV area, the results of the "steps to repeat" > involve relatively-nonexistent availability of free-and-open-source > purchasing options; nearly all PCs sold here are preinstalled with > either Windows or (in the case of those originally manufactured by > Apple, Inc.) Mac OS X. Some PCs can be purchased without operating > systems if from a small vendor, but in those cases it's reliant upon me > having technical experience and making it clear that I am capable of > installing software myself; larger vendors do not offer this ability. > Perhaps this is different in other areas (if it is, further > clarification - as well as real estate listings and job offerings to > assist with me packing my bags and moving - would be appreciated). > > While PC manufacturers are beginning to make their Linux offerings more > apparent (namely, Dell, in addition to Linux-only vendors like > System76), this is far from the mainstream, and PC users without > technical experience/capability will likely be stuck with a non-free > operating system preinstalled. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 > > 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 Neobot: > New > Status in Novabot: > New > 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: > Fix Released > 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: > See Mark's closure comment here: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1/comments/1834 > ------ > > 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 > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/clubdistro/+bug/1/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 Title: Microsoft has a majority market share To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/clubdistro/+bug/1/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
