So far, there are only 2 viable dominant business models in the world OS market = M$'s licensing or subscription fees or Google's giving away free popular software(eg Android) to users in return for the ability to obtain targeted ad revenue through them.
Maybe Canonical should adopt either one, eg sell OEM Ubuntu licenses for US$20 each to undercut M$. Of course Ubuntu first needs to be as newbie-friendly as Windows, eg Ubuntu needs to include non-free hardware device drivers/firmware in the kernel and develop more GUI tools like Windows's Macrium Reflect Free and Flashback Express.
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Maybe Canonical should adopt either one, eg sell OEM Ubuntu licenses for US$20 each to undercut M$.
Of course Ubuntu first needs to be as newbie-friendly as Windows, eg Ubuntu needs to include non-free hardware device drivers/firmware in the kernel and develop more GUI tools like Windows's Macrium Reflect Free and Flashback Express.