It somehow feels as if for some folks like the author, bringing down Microsoft is more of a priority than adding to user freedom via Linux or BSD or whatever.

It somehow feels as if for some folks like the author, bringing down Microsoft is more of a priority than adding to user freedom via Linux or BSD or whatever. See Ubuntu Bug #1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1 - Microsoft has a majority market share So if you believe the graph that someone else posted today, Microsoft has already lost and that means Ubuntu/Linux has won... or something. http://www.businessinsider.com/mary-meeker-2012-internet-trends-year-end-update-2012-12#-24 http://www.businessinsider.com/mary-meeker-2012-internet-tre... From the article: >Every purchase of a Windows license is an attack on Linux. Linux has not won, and Microsoft is as dangerous as ever What if people buy an iPad instead of a Windows PC? Is that an "attack" on Linux? How about total lack of developer freedom in iOS or even charging for in app purchases or banning linking to a website for buying things? Or even if the user buys a Mac instead, do you think Apple would be better at enhancing user freedom that MS was? How about the Apple tax on all hardware that you need to buy to get Mac compatibility if it gets a monopoly?