Hi On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 2:13 PM, Páll Haraldsson <[email protected]> wrote: > @mwildam: "[...] ALL OF THEM > do their main computer work with a PC or laptop. You cannot assume > that most of the serious computer work is done from an Android phone or > tablet." > > Why is that? And not sure it's true for all.
Because Computer work is not only web surfing and email. Imagine a photographer, technical designer, architect, lawyers, ..., and pretty everyone working in IT - just to give a few examples. Imagine all the people working with branch specific software - e.g. dental technician. - I cannot imagine any of those working on a smartphone or tablet only. > For the global perspective most people probably do not have a PC while > they may have a smartphone. You could say they only surf the web.. Of course - somebody cleaning toilets all day long (and this example is not because I do not appreciate the work of those!) does not need a high sophisticated operating system and neither does a waitress! But do you want to build an OS that an IT guy and lawyer likes to use or do you want to build one that is likes by a waitress? - Both should be satisfied, but let's be honest: If you need to mail and surf the web only then it is pretty irrelevant which OS you use! > In India and other countries Android is the most popular operating > system including for browsing the web; according to Statcounter; "Mobile > usage has already overtaken desktop [...] That is no wonder - you should get also statistics about how many people are working in which branch and: I do a lot of web surfing on my way to work or to customers while traveling - reading (IT) news for example. But while programming or writing concept documents at/for/with customers nearly no web network traffic is produced. And guess what: Usability and software features are far more relevant to me in these situations! - So be aware that such statistics are partly useless if it comes to usage of an operating system. Please do _not_ reduce computer work to email, web surfing and chat! And I am still convinced that this bug 1 has been closed prematurely. Best regards, Martin. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu 4 dz, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 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 Neobot: New Status in Novabot: New 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: Invalid Status in Ubuntu Malaysia LoCo Team Meta Project: In Progress Status in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in Arch Linux: Confirmed Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Invalid Status in “linux” package in Debian: In Progress Status in Fedora: Confirmed Status in Fluxbuntu: The Lightweight, Productive, Agile OS: Confirmed Status in openSUSE: In Progress Status in Tilix Linux: New Bug description: See Mark's closure comment here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1/comments/1834 ------ Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace. This is a bug which Ubuntu and other projects are meant to fix. As the philosophy of the Ubuntu Project states, "Our work is driven by a belief that software should be free and accessible to all." "Ubuntu software is free. Always was, always will be. Free software gives everyone the freedom to use it however they want and share with whoever they like. This freedom has huge benefits. At one end of the spectrum it enables the Ubuntu community to grow and share its collective experience and expertise to continually improve all things Ubuntu. At the other, we are able to give access to essential software for those who couldn’t otherwise afford it – an advantage that’s keenly felt by individuals and organisations all over the world." * http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/our-philosophy Non-free software leaves users at the mercy of the software owner and concentrates control over the technology which powers our society into the hands of a few. Additionally, proprietary software stifles innovation, maintains artificial scarcities, and enables malicious anti-features such as DRM, surveillance, and other monopolistic practices. This bug is widely evident in the PC industry. Steps to repeat: 1. Visit a local PC store. 2. Attempt to buy a machine without any proprietary software. What happens: Almost always, a majority of PCs for sale have Microsoft Windows pre- installed. In the rare cases that they come with a GNU/Linux operating system or no operating system at all, the drivers and BIOS may be proprietary. What should happen: A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software. * http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html * http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines * http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/clubdistro/+bug/1/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~algeriatul Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~algeriatul More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
