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June 17th, 2009

Will Ubuntu remain a minor player

Posted by Dana Blankenhorn @ 5:08 am

Categories: Distributions, General, Linux, Linux Desktop OS, Linux Handheld, Linux Laptop, business models, management, marketing, mass market, mobile

Tags: Ubuntu, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn

Click2try announced it is hosting a version of Ubuntu, and applications, which people can try free and rent if they like it.

It’s the most innovative thing I’ve seen from Ubuntu in months. And, yes, they didn’t even do it.

It is time for open source advocates to take off the rose-colored glasses and ask if Ubuntu — more appropriately its Canonical business arm headed by Mark Shuttleworth — is ever going to be a factor below the server level.

I have always assumed that Ubuntu was the desktop play, but it has been blown out in netbooks and seems to have no presence in phones.

Part of the problem is the channel because, as I have written here before, there is a price lower than free. Acquiring a retail presence costs money, and since a free operating system has none it’s not happening.

This is doubly true in mobile, where subsidies have to go up the stack to carriers and even manufacturers. The market is a bazaar where everyone wants you to pay before you can play.

This limits Ubuntu’s options. You can only get so far on downloads and the charisma of your chairman. Can Ubuntu get farther, or is it doomed to be a minor player?

I know Ubuntu has many friends here. I like to think I’m one of them. Ubuntu has opened many markets by offering localized versions of its software in many languages.

It can rely on others’ efforts, like the Linux Foundation, to draw in applications by supporting the Linux Standard Base. It is also supporting Moblin, hosted by the Foundation, as its mobile phone solution.

But all this is low-hanging fruit. If Ubuntu can’t gain any retail foothold, if it can’t win share in netbooks or on phones, how far can it really go? And how should it get there?

And please don’t put it all off on this guy.

Dana BlankenhornDana Blankenhorn has been a business journalist for 30 years, a tech freelancer since 1983. You can follow Dana on Twitter. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.

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...the consumer's proverbial boat. This 'bloat' hasn't scared the typical netbook consumer away, just like it hasn't moved the typical laptop/desktop consumer over to Linux.

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What's novel here?  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/17/09
It will be a major player...  zelrikriando | 06/17/09
Im sorry, but wheres your proof?  Stan57 | 06/17/09
Predictions do not require any proof and cannot be proved  InAction Man | 06/17/09
Ok, where is the proven track record  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/17/09
Ax  Louis Ross Focke | 06/18/09
The track record is in a different market  rarsa | 06/18/09
Not applicable - The kernel developers dont care about the Linux desktop  Duke E. Love | 06/19/09
@Duke E. Love  tmsbrdrs | 06/20/09
Server or desktop  kb5898 | 06/20/09
Predictions do not require any proof and cannot be proved  Stan57 | 06/17/09
The prediction is about a new market (ARM smartbooks I assume)  InAction Man | 06/17/09
Once upon a time ...  de-void | 06/17/09
@devoid: Is Microsoft on record to commiting to an ARM port?  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/17/09
@Dietrich  GuidingLight | 06/17/09
@GuidingLight:i'll take that as a no  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/17/09
@Dietrich: No, but ...  de-void | 06/17/09
No one would care  daengbo | 06/17/09
@dietrich: Silly assumption...  tick tock | 06/17/09
numbers vs. percentage  tmsbrdrs | 06/18/09
Not an unreasonable question  jongunn@... | 06/18/09
Windows bloated  jdieter@... | 06/17/09
Please define bloat. (nt)  ye | 06/17/09
bloat  tmsbrdrs | 06/18/09
Yet Windows still floats...  flatliner | 07/03/09
Because 1.6 GHz, 1GB nebooks are ...  mwagner@... | 06/17/09
Did you actually read what was written?  Timpraetor | 06/18/09
So? You can't use them on a netbook.  mwagner@... | 06/18/09
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@shadfurman  tmsbrdrs | 06/19/09
Windows is large by bad design  zldsar14 | 06/22/09
@zldsar14  tmsbrdrs | 06/22/09
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read the comment again  tmsbrdrs | 06/18/09
Like that matters  Duke E. Love | 06/17/09
Don't you worry. Linux will take over the desktop  MGP2 | 06/17/09
Linux is the OS of the Future, and always will be  Baer | 06/18/09
but remember...  Ninja1507 | 06/18/09
Ummmm ...  Dave32265 | 06/18/09
Re: Linux is the OS of the Future  Duke E. Love | 06/18/09
@duke, agreed  shadfurman | 06/18/09
@Baer  tmsbrdrs | 06/19/09
True, it really is OS of the Future...  robsku | 06/24/09
Well I have been sowly converting People  lynne1462@... | 06/19/09
uh huh...  Ninja1507 | 06/18/09
"linux is pretty much useless as far as everyday computing goes"  Dave32265 | 06/18/09
not for everything of course!  shadfurman | 06/18/09
I have Linux...  Dave32265 | 06/18/09
Thats the point..  boweb | 06/19/09
I certainly agree...  Dave32265 | 06/19/09
Funny - MY Wife Uses Ubuntu On Her Netbook  drprod@... | 06/18/09
So do my two ex gf's...  robsku | 06/24/09
poor argument  tmsbrdrs | 06/18/09
I've tried linux... still trying linux... been trying linux for years...  shadfurman | 06/18/09
that's what you say  tmsbrdrs | 06/19/09
Maybe there is an reason...  boweb | 06/19/09
Or maybe  tmsbrdrs | 06/20/09
hmmm  Ninja1507 | 06/18/09
Window Applications for the novice  katzkoll@... | 06/17/09
Speaking as someone who had used nothing but Windows  tmsbrdrs | 06/19/09
Ubunto is still in development  An Old Man | 06/19/09
Spelling the distro name wrong everytime doesn't to your credibility (nt)  robsku | 06/24/09
why run windows apps?  Duke E. Love | 06/19/09
try reading my comment  tmsbrdrs | 06/20/09
Try reading MY comment  Duke E. Love | 06/23/09
Right or wrong?  robsku | 06/24/09
I wonder...  boweb | 06/19/09
I don't  tmsbrdrs | 06/20/09
There is a VM built in Linux kernel...  robsku | 06/24/09
Windows netbooks are already being sold ...  mwagner@... | 06/17/09
Who ARE you?  Timpraetor | 06/18/09
Really?  mwagner@... | 06/18/09
...another system  leudoc2 | 06/18/09
That's nonsense..  boweb | 06/19/09
Ubuntu isn't Linux...  boweb | 06/19/09
Underestimating Windows Cost  usr001 | 06/18/09
I've never spent a 10th of that on a windows machine  shadfurman | 06/18/09
Windows doesn't equal free  tmsbrdrs | 06/19/09
Re: Windows doesn't equal free  jfhampton | 06/19/09
@jfhampton  tmsbrdrs | 06/20/09
Interact with friends?  robsku | 06/24/09
@robsku  tmsbrdrs | 06/27/09
You must be making this stuff up.  Duke E. Love | 06/19/09
Many Minors make a Major  rtb | 06/22/09
Click2What?  CobraA1 | 06/17/09
Try. Click2Try.  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/17/09
Why do I bother? You always miss the point, sigh.  CobraA1 | 06/17/09
If there is no shelf space  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
What Linux...  boweb | 06/19/09
good point...  Ninja1507 | 06/18/09
"I seriously doubt Microsoft is worried"  UAC nanny screen | 06/19/09
Heck, when will it even be a minor player?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/17/09
...the day MS turns out a real OS...  storm14k | 06/17/09
Buwahahahahaha,,, 90% of the world says you are wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/17/09
90% of the world hasn't said anything...  storm14k | 06/17/09
They said they want windows  eb276 | 06/17/09
no, they did not say they want windows...  Cisco-SA | 06/17/09
Nice try  eb276 | 06/17/09
So true!  InAction Man | 06/17/09
Hmm, China, where they prefer bootleg windows over Linux.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/17/09
Meaningless gibberish ... (nt)  mwagner@... | 06/17/09
Well...  MetzM | 06/18/09
Yes, they did say they want Windows  zdneter0000 | 06/30/09
re: They said they want windows  n0neXn0ne | 06/17/09
LOL! Maybe so  eb276 | 06/17/09
Well, as I am part of that 10%...  Dave32265 | 06/18/09
No thanks...  storm14k | 06/17/09
you must not be around any computer users then  eb276 | 06/17/09
Are you saying you have stupid friends and family?  MGP2 | 06/17/09
Well I'm saying  UAC nanny screen | 06/19/09
They don't know what they want.  mike@... | 06/17/09
Exactly  daengbo | 06/18/09
it gets worse  tmsbrdrs | 06/22/09
Perfectly correct  An Old Man | 06/19/09
His point is that if around 90 percent of the ...  mwagner@... | 06/17/09
His point was pointless...  storm14k | 06/17/09
admirable  spin498 | 06/17/09
Yes and ...  mwagner@... | 06/18/09
And until the government looks into it  UAC nanny screen | 06/19/09
Not realy..  boweb | 06/19/09
@boweb  tmsbrdrs | 06/22/09
Actually even more pointless?  robsku | 06/24/09
Get your facts right  An Old Man | 06/19/09
Ubuntu != Linux  Henry Miller | 06/17/09
RHEL is doing fine on the desktop?  Michael Kelly | 06/17/09
I agree Michael.  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/17/09
That's not what I said.  Henry Miller | 06/17/09
RHEL is for the Desktop......  Christian_<>< | 06/17/09
I would not use RHEL...  storm14k | 06/17/09
RHEL or Centos  Christian_<>< | 06/17/09
Funny..  boweb | 06/19/09
Funny  tmsbrdrs | 06/22/09
No malware?  gigabot71 | 06/17/09
???  shoshonski | 06/17/09
Here we go again...  vikingnyc@... | 06/18/09
50-60% Marketshare for OSX to get Viruses  cgarrett | 06/18/09
you're right  tmsbrdrs | 06/27/09
Linux is constantly under attack...  robsku | 06/24/09
Servers, including Linux  rtk | 06/24/09
Fine. What's RHELs market penetraton ...  mwagner@... | 06/17/09
Ha! Red Hat is the only server of ours that has crashed...  MGP2 | 06/17/09
Yes, RHEL is for desktops (too), I started with it...  robsku | 06/24/09
won't be a commercial market in 5 years  jdieter@... | 06/17/09
sure  rtk | 06/17/09
Really?  jongunn@... | 06/18/09
Its suppose..  boweb | 06/19/09
Well said  An Old Man | 06/19/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  podstolom | 06/17/09
Well, if you're looking for something to do... (& reaction to the article)  Am Elder | 06/17/09
What to do with Linux?  tmsbrdrs | 06/27/09
Ubuntu is dead on the desktop  frgough | 06/17/09
Dead? It's more alive than ever!  InAction Man | 06/17/09
Re: Dead? It's more alive than ever  Stan57 | 06/17/09
If they start charging for it I'll pay for the priviledge!!!  InAction Man | 06/17/09
Great!  de-void | 06/17/09
Most of ubuntu comes from Debian anyway so your BS is debunked (nt)  robsku | 06/24/09
You got that slightly backwards....  storm14k | 06/17/09
Linux = 1% of desktops, Ubuntu = 1/6 of that 1%.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/17/09
It's very much alive!  InAction Man | 06/17/09
Like a bug..  boweb | 06/19/09
That kind of reasoning is flawed.  nizuse | 06/17/09
Ops, I forgot, THIS is the year of the Linux desktop. Buwahahaha  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/17/09
You must feel threatened by Linux  UAC nanny screen | 06/19/09
Nope...  storm14k | 06/17/09
dead ? or almost dead ?  lynne1462@... | 06/19/09
user-friendly?  viztor | 06/17/09
Linux had it first  jdieter@... | 06/17/09
Bill did buy  elderlyguy | 06/17/09
The perception that Linux ...  mwagner@... | 06/17/09
LOL  7tisix | 06/18/09
What a load..  boweb | 06/19/09
Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combination  zldsar14 | 06/22/09
I agree and disagree  zldsar14 | 06/22/09
Give us a break !  zldsar14 | 06/22/09
me too  tmsbrdrs | 06/27/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  themp | 06/17/09
video games  jdieter@... | 06/17/09
Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  marysduby | 06/17/09
software installation  kikl | 06/18/09
software installation  kyllod@... | 06/18/09
Ask the community if you have questions.  kikl | 06/18/09
There propably are "newbie ftp-servers" for linux too...  robsku | 06/24/09
circular reasoning - but its the reality  a.barry@... | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  Vizsla1086 | 06/17/09
Myopic perspectives  Economister | 06/17/09
Agreed  nizuse | 06/17/09
Don't bet on it..  boweb | 06/19/09
Moblin  linuser | 06/17/09
moblin  jdieter@... | 06/17/09
apt-get ..  boweb | 06/19/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  NCWeber | 06/17/09
killer app? what?  jdieter@... | 06/17/09
Dead?!? I use Kubuntu for 95% of my computing needs!  xunil skcor | 06/17/09
kubuntu....  JoeMama_z | 06/17/09
95%???  themp | 06/17/09
RE:95%???  richdave | 06/17/09
Home Networking  Gerry_z | 06/17/09
RE:95%???  themp | 06/18/09
Spin RE:95%???  jfhampton | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  mr_cressida@... | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  lesmcd@... | 06/17/09
OS is not a factor.  jdieter@... | 06/17/09
I am an IT guy...  agohige | 06/17/09
I'd quit right away.  CobraA1 | 06/17/09
That's dangerous  vikingnyc@... | 06/18/09
I am not sure any company actually did this ...  mwagner@... | 06/17/09
You smelled that, too?  MGP2 | 06/17/09
Wow! You must be psychic...  MGP2 | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  janeadct@... | 06/17/09
Wrong again.....  Christian_<>< | 06/17/09
Wrong Again  GuidingLight | 06/17/09
Un-Fact  jdieter@... | 06/17/09
Debunked.  robsku | 06/24/09
In a way they do win by default  janeadct@... | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  chromeronin | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  agohige | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  ljuher@... | 06/17/09
when will ubuntu work?  billw1234 | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  bob.ess@... | 06/17/09
check your facts -- it's the other way around ...  n0neXn0ne | 06/17/09
Here are my facts, where are yours?  bob.ess@... | 06/17/09
re: ....  n0neXn0ne | 06/17/09
And this has nothing to do with the facts...  bob.ess@... | 06/17/09
That's right  vikingnyc@... | 06/18/09
no more facts than this!!!  billw1234 | 06/17/09
Well, let's see ...  mwagner@... | 06/17/09
re: Well, let's see ...  n0neXn0ne | 06/17/09
Gee, you conveniently left out one HUGE fact...  MGP2 | 06/17/09
speaking of "In My House".  pfyearwood | 06/17/09
People unclear on the concept....  MGP2 | 06/18/09
is this what they call...  boweb | 06/19/09
And what does this tell about U.S.?  robsku | 06/24/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  webservant2003@... | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  weemooseus@... | 06/17/09
90% of my needs  felixmk | 06/17/09
AMEN!  jdieter@... | 06/17/09
Aye, there's the rub ...  mwagner@... | 06/17/09
Really  codeguy007 | 06/17/09
Of course the reverse is also true!  mwagner@... | 06/18/09
Its close  felixmk | 06/18/09
Yeah, lots of talk about that ...  mwagner@... | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  codeguy007 | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  mehinindiana | 06/17/09
One installer can (and has, sort of...) be made...  robsku | 06/24/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  Loverock Davidson | 06/17/09
Please  Viva la crank dodo | 06/19/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  codeguy007 | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  kordoniss@... | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  Henk de Boer | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  codeguy007 | 06/17/09
Linux users, dont get upset  pcguy777 | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  shoshonski | 06/17/09
For now. It can change, though.  CobraA1 | 06/17/09
Well, to be fair, ubuntu sucks...  Spiritusindomit@... | 06/17/09
Windows 7 is fast  pcguy777 | 06/17/09
wow "fast"  shoshonski | 06/18/09
Ubuntu will be major player when it is de-geeked  johnnydoe1894 | 06/17/09
simple answer yes  marks055@... | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  macwump | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  summitguy | 06/17/09
Forget Ubuntu, will Linux ever ...  mwagner@... | 06/17/09
Maybe not, but what about FreeBSD?...  JCitizen | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  Dr.C | 06/17/09
By Christmas on Netbooks  summitguy | 06/17/09
Half the weight of an Atom?  NStalnecker | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  brendan@... | 06/17/09
100% Xubuntu  onetwothreemike | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  Baer | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  onetwothreemike | 06/17/09
Agreed  onetwothreemike | 06/17/09
Windows was forced on to people  onetwothreemike | 06/17/09
So should you ...  mwagner@... | 06/17/09
Ubuntu is great for beginners  onetwothreemike | 06/17/09
great for someone if  marks055@... | 06/17/09
Ummmmm no...  storm14k | 06/17/09
Linux is userfriendly enough just not familar enough  codeguy007 | 06/17/09
Linux..  boweb | 06/19/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  antonfh | 06/17/09
Poor Linux - Always the Bridesmaid  jpr75_z | 06/17/09
Without a doubt  brianwolent@... | 06/17/09
I would love to see more competition ...  mwagner@... | 06/17/09
Well in the case of Apple...  storm14k | 06/17/09
I agree ...  mwagner@... | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  HgWyMn | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  mrdatahsZDNet Moderator | 06/17/09
I'll switch to Ubuntu..  JCitizen | 06/18/09
Ubnutu Rocks...  ImtiazK | 06/19/09
Yes, I think flash works on OSX, but...  JCitizen | 06/19/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  HgWyMn | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  The_Quietman | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  HgWyMn | 06/17/09
Ugh. Probably so.  daves1646 | 06/17/09
Pretty Much Needs a Dedicated Platform in Addition to a S/W Vendor ..  daves1646 | 06/17/09
Ugh. Probably so.  marysduby | 06/17/09
Installing programs for non-MIT grads  jbroche18 | 06/18/09
Linux, Bing, Zune, etc.  clindhartsen | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  Jacdes@... | 06/17/09
Have to agree with Dana...  cdiazh | 06/17/09
If Linux/Ubuntu is so insignificant why all the vitriol?  pfyearwood | 06/17/09
But Microsoft can't  NStalnecker | 06/17/09
Thank you for the clarification.  pfyearwood | 06/17/09
Catch 22  NStalnecker | 06/17/09
Alas, you're right about the market but there are two reasons  Irritated_User | 06/17/09
Linux to me has always been...  NStalnecker | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  crushert | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  Starliner | 06/17/09
I think it will do VERY well!  tomkarlsborn@... | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  jurgen.manycolored@... | 06/17/09
Ubuntu is a disgrace to linux.  bendib | 06/17/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  wizodd@... | 06/17/09
Without marketing, Linux will stay a niche player.  InnocentBystander | 06/17/09
Shelf space  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
Ah, it's the "it is all Microsoft's fault"  InnocentBystander | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  obrienwj@... | 06/17/09
Geez, What a biased question  IzNoGood | 06/18/09
Ubuntu without wireless???  vger_z | 06/18/09
Linux is its OWN Worst Enemy  thall@... | 06/18/09
This Linux fan wants fewer Linux choices and more standardization!  umlguy@... | 06/18/09
Remove the choice?  AoShinomori | 06/24/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  myke2@... | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  mh2ack | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  ka1@... | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  akt | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  ereal_2000@... | 06/18/09
Develope for newbies  Gizbar | 06/18/09
ZDNet stuck in minor role as trend chaser  schmandel@... | 06/18/09
Still not friendly to MMO and other gaming  wellduh | 06/18/09
Games and applications still dodgy on libraries  wellduh | 06/18/09
Not ready  EmperorDarius | 06/18/09
DOS?  kikl | 06/18/09
I doubt that  Splatus | 06/18/09
Except among geeks and a few adventurous tech consumers...  josephmartins | 06/18/09
agree  dobick@... | 06/18/09
ubuntu  kikl | 06/18/09
It's more than Ubuntu, it's what it runs.  psion@... | 06/18/09
when a minor player is....  magallanes | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  felixmk | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  neilford_z | 06/18/09
Flavour of the Month?  redking44 | 06/18/09
Master Joe Says...  MasterJoe | 06/18/09
OH NO!!!  InAction Man | 06/18/09
Master Joe Says...Again  MasterJoe | 06/18/09
The market has already spoken  sy34010 | 06/18/09
Missing the point...  asusmx | 06/18/09
agreed  Ninja1507 | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  voodoochicken | 06/18/09
The rise and rise of the corporate brand  Mike00000 | 06/18/09
WABAC Machine - 1999  webrangerl | 06/18/09
I have a question!  Mike00000 | 06/18/09
Yes, and ironically, Gates was just about...  JCitizen | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  chromeronin | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  Theseus | 06/18/09
NO WAY...PLEASE ADVERTISE MORE  brianwolent@... | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  joealanb | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  coronadora | 06/18/09
S.O. big player!?!?!?  cwagner@... | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  kevsan | 06/18/09
I think Ubuntu and Linux in generals need....  jshewsbury@... | 06/18/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  Dave Keays | 06/18/09
Oh! GOD! Puppet on a steek! ...  JCitizen | 06/18/09
PCs built as Windows and Ubuntu dual-boot  cquirke | 06/19/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  zdnet@... | 06/19/09
Ubuntu already is a major player!  as901 | 06/19/09
Presto is a good example of what is possible  T Mike | 06/19/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  GOTBO | 06/19/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  pwn0tr0n | 06/19/09
OpenSource/GNU or Money Train  freethinkerinfl | 06/19/09
tried multiple distros since 1995 stiil havent found one i like  doccpu | 06/19/09
drivers that work?  doccpu | 06/19/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  bezoeker | 06/19/09
the key to success is exe compatibility  cablemirc | 06/19/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  kikl | 06/19/09
Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  interested_amateur@... | 06/19/09
Try Ubuntu 9.04.....!  tomkarlsborn@... | 06/19/09
I had heard their were troubles with vlc...  JCitizen | 06/21/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  Williepr | 06/19/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  nydas | 06/19/09
IF it ever becomes a Minor player  Aussie_Troll | 06/20/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  tnkback | 06/20/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  westea49 | 06/21/09
As people's incomes go down - open source will go up  jimgoudy@... | 06/22/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  jfreedle2@... | 06/24/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  kikl | 06/30/09
They're *brown*-colored glasses  zdneter0000 | 06/30/09
RE: Will Ubuntu remain a minor player  kikl | 06/30/09

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