I mean the bug was basically the inability of customers to purchase a computer with the software/OS of their choice.
As far as i can tell i still can't purchase a system without windows unless i build it myself.
So what is the reason for closing the bug? Some marketing speech about changing goals etc. I'm sure that's inspirational and all and I'm glad they found a better goal but that doesn't fix this problem.
Well the good thing is we are not living in 1996 either. You can purchase any of the below devices and none of them run Windows:
[1] Chromebook - https://www.google.com/intl/en-US/chrome/devices/buynow.html
[2] Dell - http://www.ubuntu.com/partners/dell
[3] Apple Mac - http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac
[4] HP - http://www.ubuntu.com/partners/hp
[5] Asus - http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/make/Asus/
etc...
I've bought a laptop from System76 which I've been very happy with. Everything they sell runs Ubuntu.
I've just bought a desktop from ZaReason; I'm looking forward to it. They list all the major distros (to include Debian!), and appear to be willing to load others if you ask nicely.