Comment 1360 for bug 1

It takes an entire day to install windows!!!!! This includes updates.. plus
apps etc.. Ubuntu takes at least 2 hrs which includes updates, apps, mods
and blings, etc. Granted that you have good internet bandwidth.
On Oct 20, 2010 12:07 PM, "Tom" <email address hidden> wrote:
> So 30mins to install Ubuntu against 1hr30 to install Windows.
>
> Did the Windows system then need upgrades or additional software? After
the
> first round of updates and reboot were all the drivers, codecs and new
programs
> all up-to-date and fully patched?
>
> Installing a system you know well (Windows), with the standard preparation
you
> do before an install to that particular set of hardware does not really
compare
> against installing a system you have no experience with and have not
prepared
> for in advance.
>
> Comparing is difficult when you are not comparing like with like.
>
> --
> Microsoft has a majority market share
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> Status in Club Distro: Confirmed
> Status in Computer Science Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in EasyPeasy Overview: Invalid
> Status in GNOME Screensaver: Won't Fix
> Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians: Invalid
> Status in JAK LINUX: Invalid
> Status in The Linux OS Project: In Progress
> 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: New
> Status in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “ubuntu-express” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in The Jaunty Jackalope: Invalid
> Status in “ubuntu-express” source package in Jaunty: Invalid
> Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Invalid
> Status in “linux” package in Debian: In Progress
> Status in Fluxbuntu: The Lightweight, Productive, Agile OS: Confirmed
> Status in openSUSE: In Progress
> 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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