On 9/10/07, ThyMythos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think this bug should be a differentiated into: > > 1. "Microsoft has a majority market share in buissness servers" > > - I DO NOT agree in this!
This has nothing to do with 'agree' or not: just do the math. Of course, parameters and interpretation can be an issue: 'number of servers' of 'number of end-users attached to a server (CAL)'? Maybe checking for mainframe or midrange adding in the math would give another end-result: but I think we must not take that into accound and just count the 'pizza-box-alike servers in a rack with AMD/intel or other kind of hardware' where Microsoft *can* be installed. So to change the first sentence from "Microsoft has a majority market share in buissness servers" to "Microsoft has a majority market share in bussiness servers on which Microsoft software *can* be installed", that is true. 2. "Microsoft has a majority market share in buissness desktops" > > - I think this is true, although I'm not so familiar with it. IBM is a > good example that it's maybe not true everywhere. > > - What can we do about it? I think this is the most difficult part of > the bug. > > 3. "Microsoft has a majority market share in government desktops" > > - At least here in Germany this is about to change. Have a look at > Munich for example. > > 4. "Microsoft has a majority market share in personal desktops" > > - This is the most severe part of the bug. > > - What can we do about it? The problem is, I think, the ordinary desktop > user wants to buy a computer that just works and is cheap. Linux is > great for that, but unfortunatly a lot of cheap hardware does not work > under linux and no manufacturer is going to change that, because it's > not the cheap hardware they make money with. > > 5. "Microsoft has a majority market share for hardcore gamers" > > - This is true > > - What can we do about it? Hardcore gamers buy the latest and most > expensive hardware, so if gamers wanted to play under linux, > manufacturers would have to deal with it. So how can we convince gamers > to play under linux? My idea would be to set up live-DVDs with one or > more games that already work perfectly under linux and distribute them > at LAN-partys. By this, the gamers would realize how easy it is to play > games together without having to install the same patchlevel of a game > everywhere. It s more like playing on a console: Just put the DVD in and > start the computer. > > -- > 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. > -- http://stephanvaningen.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- 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 the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
