I still do not agree. Microsoft never had majority market share on anything but desktop.
> Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 18:29:51 +0000 > From: marceloa...@gmail.com > To: faldeg...@hotmail.com > Subject: Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share > > i think Bug #1 was closed, and "Microsoft has a majority market share on > the Desktop" is another bug. > > 2014-10-24 15:29 GMT-02:00 Randall Ross <rand...@executiv.es>: > > > Perhaps we should change the bug name to: > > > > "Microsoft has a majority market share on the Desktop" > > > > If need be, bugs can be opened for other form factors. > > > > > > On 10/24/2014 10:19 AM, Faldegast wrote: > > > Actually no. This was always about desktop. Of course the fact that many > > > usecases have an alternative that works on android or chrome have made > > > things better. But I still can't use Photoshop or Cubase on Linux. > > > > > > Personally I don't think we have fully won before Microsoft starts > > > supporting Linux with Office etc. Of course replacing vendor-locked > > > applications with open source are optimal but so far we have only > > > succeed with webbrowsers. > > > > > > If Google succeeds in moving everything into the browser thats a win > > > against OS monopoly but we should remember that Chrome Store are NOT > > > Open source. But Native Client and PPAPI is so building an alternate > > > store is possible and moving offering software in more than one store > > > are a lot easier than supporting different operating systems. > > > > > >> Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:19:55 +0000 > > >> From: 1...@bugs.launchpad.net > > >> To: faldeg...@hotmail.com > > >> Subject: Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share > > >> > > >> Hi :) > > >> +1 > > >> except the question is really out-dated now. There's really 3 forks of > > >> it; > > >> > > >> 1. desktop only = still not fixed > > >> 2. total devices used by weeus = done but debatable > > >> 3. handhelds = definitely done. > > >> > > >> Regards from > > >> Tom :) > > >> > > >> -- > > >> 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 Fedora: > > >> Confirmed > > >> 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 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 > > > > -- > 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 Fedora: > Confirmed > 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
