Ubuntu's #1 Bug: Microsoft has a majority market share

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Take a look at the thread for that bug:

"Declined for Edgy by Colin Watson

Declined for Feisty by Colin Watson

Declined for Gutsy by Colin Watson

Declined for Hardy by Colin Watson

Declined for Intrepid by Michael Casadevall

Nominated for Jaunty by Jason Alan Graves "

This is really old...

One man's bug is another man's feature.

Would I be using Ubuntu if it was as popular as Mac OS X? I don't think so. Part of the allure is the geekiness.

Would I be using Mac OS X if it were as popular as Windows?

...

For me it's about having the apps I want to use, good cut and paste, and better updating tools.

I use Ubuntu because it's good. Not because it's obscure.

... same reason I use Windows. It's got the apps that I want to use. I could care less about the operating system as long as it's not running on a Mac.

What's wrong with a mac?

It's more expensive.

It's incredibly stable. And a polished, supported, user-friendly end product.

Ubuntu might be already as popular as Mac OS X, and we just not aware of this. I personally, passed over my macbook after three months and grabbed ThinkPad with Ubuntu.

Not sure what it means but look at: http://www.google.com/trends?q=Ubuntu%2C+Mac+OS+X%2C+Windows...

Man. I was expecting some clever, insightful article about how Windows' market share stops Ubuntu from gaining converts. This was funny, though.

uh, this gets posted once a month. we get it

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