Comment 174 for bug 1

@Christian Aden
"Before we even can think about making, Ubuntu Linux mainstream we MUST get all well know programs that work on a Windows PC to work on a Ubuntu PC."
We need _equivalents_ of _popular_ applications on a Ubuntu PC, not _all_well-known_programs_.
And for most applications, there is.

"But a regular user just want to click and install. A regular user don't want to open a Package manager or a terminal to install a program."
Well a user is going to have to open something to tell the computer that they want a particular piece of software on their computer. As long as that something is a piece of cake to use, the user will be happy. An "install software" icon, and a place to type is better than the Windows way:
Find vendor website, register for download, click download link in e-mail, run installer, ignore all the questions and keep clicking next, now reboot.
versus Linux: find package using apt, install using apt. An easy gui wrapper will improve this for users.

"Windows is a easy thing to understand"
It seems easier because people forget that they learnt Windows.