You know Windows works on more systems than Ubuntu, did you know that......
I am a senior technician for windows systems with many certifications, and they warned me about your type........ Maybe Windows is the best system............... I will wait another 2 or 3 years to see if Ubuntu is worthy of my attention. Gentilli. On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Faldegast <1...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > > What i suggest for Ubuntu is the following: > > 1. A Ubuntu/Linux/Elf software store. It should be designed so that it > can ship applications for many OS:es, not just Ubuntu. > > 2. A Ubuntu Pro commercial offering. Including boxed Ubuntu, a manual, > and support. Also some commercial stuff like DVD player. > > Ubuntu currently has Fluendo Windows Media and MP3 Playback Pack, Fluendo > Complete Playback Pack and PowerDVD Linux in its online shop. These should > either be provided trough a software store, or included in "Ubuntu Pro". > I would also see more commercial Linux applications there. For example i > know there is a Ubuntu version of Majesty. I know for sure that i would buy > that. > > 3. Both of above need a reseller plan. OEMs that preinstall a software > store or Ubuntu Pro have to make money out of it. And Ubuntu pro should > not be cheap. > > A software store and a commercial Linux with a distribution network is > what we need. I am certain that this is exactly what we need. For > servers we have RHEL but for clients the only thing available is > Mandriva, but they effort to build a distribution network is to weak. > They focus on an online store, and I believe thats their weakness. > Operating Systems is OEM products and they are usually sold with > computers, so we must target the OEM builders. > > While i have talked a lot about technology on this issue, technology is > not a #1 bug issue. We have technology, what we need to fix bug #1 is > marketing. > > There is no reason why Linux should have less usage share then OS X. > Linux can run on much more hardware that OS X supports, and it have a > great community. > > On another front, i think the idea of recycling old computers with > Ubuntu and give them to those that cannot afford a brand new PC is > excellent. I have done this a lot with lubuntu on really old computers. > I also have a ThinLinc server that can be used to run applications that > old computers are to weak to run. Its not fast enough for youtube, > however they can play mpeg2. Perhaps an application like minitube can > use a proxy server for transcoding to mpeg2 before a clip reach the old > box? > > > > Martin, > > > > True. Again i agree with that and i think we are in agreement again. So > the > > various points people have made are valid except where we talk about > noobs > > installing. > > > > > > Surely a shop that installs to perhaps tens of machines has time to play > around > > with even just 1 and has probably noticed all the quirkiness of > installing > > Windows onto a wide range of very different machines and might realise > that > > lack of knowledge might be the main barrier to a smoother install of > Ubuntu (or > > other distro). Perhaps it is those people that we should target rather > than > > normal users or people that do the odd one or two. Continuing to > approach both > > is probably still best. > > > > Regards from > > Tom :) > > -- > 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 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 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: 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. > > > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/clubdistro/+bug/1/+subscribe > > -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
