There are places like Vancouver,BC,Canada that have a lively community that
offers support.  But the problem also lays on Ubuntu Pre-installed
hardware.  We see more people having issues with unrecognized hardware than
OS features.  Also there are a subset of people that think running ubuntu
on e.g. Intel Pentium 3 or Celeron pc's will make them at par with new
pc's.
On 2012-02-27 9:01 AM, "houstonbofh" <email address hidden> wrote:

> On 02/27/2012 01:42 AM, »John« wrote:
> > This is both *absolutely disgusting* and *absolutely unacceptable* as
> > it *proves that OEMs can be bought*.
>
> Of course they can be bought.  They are a business, with a mandate to
> make money.  That is the purpose of business.  And Windows makes money.
>
> Starting with Dell, Windows volume licenses are cheap.  One figure is as
> low as $35.  Preloaded trial software product placement is expensive.
> One figure is $10 per item.  So add MS Office, Symantic AntiVirus, and a
> half dozen games, and you have Windows making about $30 per unit.
>
> Now support...  People have less support issues WHERE THEY CALL IN TO
> DELL on Windows.  Yes, they have issues all the time, but the call a
> friend, ask the local geek, or go to Best Buy.  Linux has less common
> support options, so they get more calls.
>
> The fact is that for making money, Windows is a better product.  Now if
> Canonical were to work with Crossover office to create a triel version
> with trial office, they might get a product placement package for OEMs
> to include.  Make Linux profitable for a business, and it will use it.
>
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>
> 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 The Metacity Window Manager:
>  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 Malaysia LoCo Team Meta Project:
>  In Progress
> Status in Ubuntu Gnome Remix Metapackages:
>  In Progress
> Status in Ubuntu:
>  In Progress
> Status in “ubuntu-express” package in Ubuntu:
>  In Progress
> Status in The Jaunty Jackalope:
>  Invalid
> Status in “ubuntu-express” source package in Jaunty:
>  Invalid
> Status in Arch Linux:
>  New
> 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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