Stallman: Ubuntu Spyware: What to Do?

Indeed. Frequently, the people who shout "let the consumer choose" or "the consumers have spoken" most loudly are the last to admit that much has been done to keep the consumer ignorant of any choices they may have.

So when it is claimed that "there is no demand for anything other than Windows" or "people like Amazon links in their search results", you have to question whether those people really know that things could be different.