Hi :) I thought hand-helds had over-taken desktops? Surely that was the point? So the majority of users are using non-Windows platforms. Hence all the fuss, in magazines and other articles, about "the end of the desktops" (which i think we mostly agree is unlikely) Regards from Tom :)
On 27 October 2014 14:45, Faldegast <1...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Yeah a lot of things have changed. But what's not changed are the fact > that a majority of Internet users are surfing on Windows. > > Yeah I remember reading this bug on a Symbian smartphone. The growth of > smartphones and pads are certainly an expression of discontent with > Windows, and a big blow to Microsoft. > > But a majority of the users are still on desktops running windows. I > hope that chromeos will defeat windows on this battlefield. > > Personally I will not consider this bug solved until Window joins > Internet Explorer's decline, which I think will happen if ChromeOS > success continues. > > > Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 12:42:10 +0000 > > From: 1...@bugs.launchpad.net > > To: faldeg...@hotmail.com > > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority > market share > > > > Hi :) > > When this bug was first posted even laptops were quite rare. So the only > > form-factor that people were aware of was desktops. It is already > > difficult to imagine such a time! > > > > It was after this bug was posted that netbooks came out and they were > > swiftly crushed by clever tactics from MS. Do you remember going through > > that time? It was unthinkable that normal users might have access to > > anything non-MS. That is what this bug-report is about. > > > > If the original poster could go back in time then i am certain there > would > > have been at least 3 bug-reports in order to still apply today. Almost > > everyone who posted to this thread was basing their responses on the > solid > > fact that desktop machines were the only form-factor available to normal > > users. > > > > This bug-report was about reaching normal users. > > > > As such it HAS been solved. > > > > Now the whole landscape has changed radically. There are new words to > > cover technology that hadn't been anticipated outside of Sci-fi. Many of > > the responses are laughably wrong these days but were quite wise at the > > time. > > > > > > We have an opportunity to recognise that things were different back in > the > > old days and an opportunity to cut away legacy stuff that is no longer > > useful. > > > > Continuing with this thread would be much like keeping a bug-report open > > about support for Betamax systems or even VHS ones. While technically > not > > solved it has become largely irrelevant because it fails to account for > the > > new landscape. Of course 1 slight difference is that people still have > > movies that were recorded onto Betamx or VHS ;) > > > > 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 > > 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
