I did some quick checking, and it appears that the OS usage (non-server uses)
is about 88% for Windows, 5% for GUN/Linux and 7% for Mac. Out of the 5%,
the truly free (as defined by the FSF) is probably rather small. I would say
that from a financial standpoint they could probably care less.
Using a fully free OS such as Trisquel is a matter of principle over
convenience, so until we can get more people to understand that these things
make a difference we are probably stuck. Don't get me wrong; I am not saying
Trisquel is inconvenient (it does all I personally need), but for now fully
free systems lag behind (not by any fault of their own) non-free systems in
some ways (3D, wifi) and most people are willing to trade control over their
own machine in exchange for features. I am wondering, if the electric
company said they would give rate discounts in exchange for deciding what
music you hear and programs you watch, how many people would go for it...
Most people will choose convenience over principle, until the freedoms
abandoned to get convenience come back to bite them, at which time it may
well be too late.
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