Comment 456 for bug 1

I think this bug should be a differentiated into:

1. "Microsoft has a majority market share in buissness servers"

- I DO NOT agree in this!

2. "Microsoft has a majority market share in buissness desktops"

- I think this is true, although I'm not so familiar with it. IBM is a good example that it's maybe not true everywhere.

- What can we do about it? I think this is the most difficult part of the bug.

3. "Microsoft has a majority market share in government desktops"

- At least here in Germany this is about to change. Have a look at Munich for example.

4. "Microsoft has a majority market share in personal desktops"

- This is the most severe part of the bug.

- What can we do about it? The problem is, I think, the ordinary desktop user wants to buy a computer that just works and is cheap. Linux is great for that, but unfortunatly a lot of cheap hardware does not work under linux and no manufacturer is going to change that, because it's not the cheap hardware they make money with.

5. "Microsoft has a majority market share for hardcore gamers"

- This is true

- What can we do about it? Hardcore gamers buy the latest and most expensive hardware, so if gamers wanted to play under linux, manufacturers would have to deal with it. So how can we convince gamers to play under linux? My idea would be to set up live-DVDs with one or more games that already work perfectly under linux and distribute them at LAN-partys. By this, the gamers would realize how easy it is to play games together without having to install the same patchlevel of a game everywhere. It s more like playing on a console: Just put the DVD in and start the computer.