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Ubuntu Closes Longstanding Bug #1

Posted by timothy on from the sideways-looking-statement dept.

dargaud writes "Mark Shuttleworth of Ubuntu fame has closed the primal bug on Launchpad, standing since 2004 and titled 'Microsoft has a majority market share,' due to the 'changing realities' of tablets, smartphones, and wearable computing."

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  1. This is a compatibility issue by intermodal · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think Microsoft fixed this bug by creating a compatibility issue that prevents its OS from functioning on devices that people actually like to use.

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  2. Closed Platforms by Adrian+Lopez · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Microsoft is losing market share to tablets and smartphones, but these are shut tighter than the PC platform ever was. I'm not sure that's something to celebrate.

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    1. Re:Closed Platforms by TWiTfan · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Yes the walled garden of iOS, controlled by one company absolutely and completely, is definitely progress over the open world of the PC.

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  3. Re:LMFAO, seriously? by xvan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I mean, I agree that their monopoly is/was a bad thing, but I find it ironic and funny that it was classified as a bug.

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