[ubuntu-uk] Celebrity culture in Britain
On Wed, 2007-08-01 at 18:53 +0100, alan c wrote: Given that Acer have said that there is no demand for Linux on laptops in UK (article note 1) but *are* rolling out laptops with Ubuntu in Asia, it is notable that even in Asia, readers are not expected to know anything about Linux or Ubuntu. In the following article (note 2) Asia Cnet gives a half hearted heads up about Ubuntu, with the implication that the readership is totally uninformed about Ubuntu. Acer makes clear in their statements (in which they say that there is no UK demand) that they measure demand by retailer demand not end user demand. In the UK Microsoft is mostly owned by a very rich man and due to our history of deference people in the UK tend to associate themselves with those we see as better, thus we specifically prefer Windows and retailers will not ask for anything else. If a population doesn't care either way, retailers will demand whatever they think they can sell as a differentiator. I think we should turn the SABDFL into a minor celebrity in the wider audience. Next series of celebrity big brother perhaps? :) -- Tristan Wibberley Any opinion expressed is mine (or else I'm playing devils advocate for the sake of a good argument). My employer had nothing to do with this communication. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Celebrity culture in Britain
On 8/5/07, Tristan Wibberley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Next series of celebrity big brother perhaps? :) We need to get RMS in there NOW :) John -- John Dow [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nelefa.org Dreamers come and go, but a dream's forever. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Celebrity culture in Britain
Strange thought just hit me, how about confusing everyone by saying that MS actually stands for Mark Shuttleworth? E -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tristan Wibberley Sent: 05 August 2007 22:26 To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Celebrity culture in Britain On Wed, 2007-08-01 at 18:53 +0100, alan c wrote: Given that Acer have said that there is no demand for Linux on laptops in UK (article note 1) but *are* rolling out laptops with Ubuntu in Asia, it is notable that even in Asia, readers are not expected to know anything about Linux or Ubuntu. In the following article (note 2) Asia Cnet gives a half hearted heads up about Ubuntu, with the implication that the readership is totally uninformed about Ubuntu. Acer makes clear in their statements (in which they say that there is no UK demand) that they measure demand by retailer demand not end user demand. In the UK Microsoft is mostly owned by a very rich man and due to our history of deference people in the UK tend to associate themselves with those we see as better, thus we specifically prefer Windows and retailers will not ask for anything else. If a population doesn't care either way, retailers will demand whatever they think they can sell as a differentiator. I think we should turn the SABDFL into a minor celebrity in the wider audience. Next series of celebrity big brother perhaps? :) -- Tristan Wibberley Any opinion expressed is mine (or else I'm playing devils advocate for the sake of a good argument). My employer had nothing to do with this communication. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Celebrity culture in Britain
no offense, but this is pure speculation and you can't be serious in your analysis. There are any number of reasons why there isnt demand, I would *imagine* it is price-related. Regards, On 05/08/07, Tristan Wibberley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2007-08-01 at 18:53 +0100, alan c wrote: Given that Acer have said that there is no demand for Linux on laptops in UK (article note 1) but *are* rolling out laptops with Ubuntu in Asia, it is notable that even in Asia, readers are not expected to know anything about Linux or Ubuntu. In the following article (note 2) Asia Cnet gives a half hearted heads up about Ubuntu, with the implication that the readership is totally uninformed about Ubuntu. Acer makes clear in their statements (in which they say that there is no UK demand) that they measure demand by retailer demand not end user demand. In the UK Microsoft is mostly owned by a very rich man and due to our history of deference people in the UK tend to associate themselves with those we see as better, thus we specifically prefer Windows and retailers will not ask for anything else. If a population doesn't care either way, retailers will demand whatever they think they can sell as a differentiator. I think we should turn the SABDFL into a minor celebrity in the wider audience. Next series of celebrity big brother perhaps? :) -- Tristan Wibberley Any opinion expressed is mine (or else I'm playing devils advocate for the sake of a good argument). My employer had nothing to do with this communication. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- Matthew G Larsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] +44(0)7739 785 249 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Celebrity culture in Britain
On Sun, 2007-08-05 at 23:57 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote: no offense, but this is pure speculation I didn't even get to the point of speculating in my own thoughts. and you can't be serious in your analysis. There are any number of reasons why there isnt demand, I would *imagine* it is price-related. Quite right, I wasn't serious at all - I was just setting up the joke (hence changing the subject) about getting the SABDFL into big brother. -- Tristan Wibberley Any opinion expressed is mine (or else I'm playing devils advocate for the sake of a good argument). My employer had nothing to do with this communication. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
