Comment 1891 for bug 1

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 <email address hidden>:

> 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: <email address hidden>
> >> To: <email address hidden>
> >> 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
>