Comment 583 for bug 1

Wow ! Mr. O Wyss is one ticked-off user.
Starting from the bottom. Mac O/SX which is "sloppy" at best is a
Unix/Linux derivative and I've only used it when helping Mac owners, is not
impressive.
Is Ubuntu stalled ?? No . While the number of computer users grows wildly
worldwide, especially here in Mexico , Ubuntu and other distros will not and
can not keep pace. Microsoft and Macapple have marketing budgets derived
from profits. Note, Ubuntu grows no monetary profit.
If Ubuntu was sold for profit then it would change along with the support
and the forums, like this one.
Microsoft spawns parasites like Norton, McAfee and hosts of others, that
help perpetuate Microsofts products. Ask any 'tech', Microsofts' poorly
written software puts money in their pockets, "been there, done that".
Spy-bots, trojans, viruses OH! the glory of Microsoft.
Is Ubuntu growing ? Yes Mr Wyss, we are. Changing ? slowly. It will always
be this way. IF Canonical could infuse 2-3 Billion USD or better Euros,
into a marketing program, the change would be electrifying .
How many Ubuntu users worldwide ? Using which version ? I've put Ubuntu not
those below, on many systems.

Ubuntu Editions

[image: Kubuntu] <http://www.kubuntu.org/>

[image: Edubuntu] <http://www.edubuntu.org/>

[image: Xubuntu] <http://www.xubuntu.org/>
[image: Gobuntu] <http://www.ubuntulinux.org/products/whatisubuntu/gobuntu>

see also :
 DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux,
BSD.<http://distrowatch.com/>

Ubuntu has grown and will continue to grow, perhaps not at a pace that will
satisfy many.
And think "Linux" generally, many fellow users employ several distros.
Join in
regards,
Allen (in Mazatlan Mexico, part of the Global Community)

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On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 1:32 AM, wyo <email address hidden> wrote:

> It's now almost 2 year since I've written something about this bug here
> (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1/comments/62) and it's now about 1
> year since I've lost fait that this bug will be solved before I die. Yet
> it's time to make a review if anything has changed regarding this bug.
>
> To draw a resume: Ubuntu has nothing achived in this last year. It
> couldn't gain anything on Windows, it only margially gained on other
> Linux distributions and it even lost on MacOSX.
>
> How can anybody spend his spare time (his most precious live time) for a
> project with doesn't make any progression! Nothing significant has been
> achieved in this year. Windows ist still the vast leading system and
> even seems to gain in some parts. Windows doesn't anymore trap that
> often into a blue screen. Windows drivers are mostly delivered through
> Windows Update and are mostly uptodate. And there are still countless of
> Windows-only applications out there.
>
> There is still no easy usable Mailer/Calender/Communicator application
> in Ubuntu. There are still only these horrible GTK+ applications
> available. There are still countless driver problems when using new or
> even sometime old hardware. Installing and accessing printers is still
> something which often doesn't work. The display through X-server looks
> awfull, fonts are more or less not viewable.
>
> I'm asking, does Ubuntu really plan to fix this short commings anytime
> or has it given up?
>
> O. Wyss
>
> --
> Microsoft has a majority market share
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Computer Science Ubuntu: Confirmed
> Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians: Confirmed
> Status in JAK LINUX: Confirmed
> Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: Confirmed
> Status in Launchpad Translations: Invalid
> Status in Tabuntu: Confirmed
> Status in Ubuntu: Confirmed
> Status in Source Package "bum" in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in Source Package "casper" in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in Source Package "djplay" in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in Source Package "firefox" in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in Source Package "ubuntu-express" in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in The Breezy Badger: Invalid
> Status in The Dapper Drake: Invalid
> Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Confirmed
> Status in Source Package "linux" in Debian GNU/Linux: Invalid
> Status in Tilix Linux: New
>
> Bug description:
> Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace.
> This is a bug, which Ubuntu is designed to fix.
>
> Non-free software is holding back innovation in the IT industry,
> restricting access to IT to a small part of the world's population and
> limiting the ability of software developers to reach their full potential,
> globally. This bug is widely evident in the PC industry.
>
> Steps to repeat:
>
> 1. Visit a local PC store.
>
> What happens:
> 2. Observe that a majority of PCs for sale have non-free software
> pre-installed.
> 3. Observe very few PCs with Ubuntu and free software pre-installed.
>
> What should happen:
> 1. A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software like
> Ubuntu.
> 2. Ubuntu should be marketed in a way such that its amazing features and
> benefits would be apparent and known by all.
> 3. The system shall become more and more user friendly as time passes.
>

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