On Tue, 2010-12-07 at 17:04 +0000, alan c wrote: > But if the advert is aimed at a mass of ordinary Windows users who > have (Windows) because they are stuck with it, but don't enjoy it > nor feel happy or secure with it, etc etc, then the content of the > advert may need to be adjusted.
I feel it ought to be aimed that way - to me, this is where the market is, for good or for ill. > Recently in conversation he said 'I *hate* Windows!' > I am not his normal PC contact. His usual contact told him no > uncertain terms 'If you cant do Windows then avoid Linux, it is not for > you.' People who say things like that have never known Linux in a recent incarnation. Before I installed Ubuntu for my sister, she was told in no uncertain terms by her partner's daughter and his daughter's partner - both very computer literate - something along the same lines. I got a new hard drive so that if all else failed, she could have her 'old' computer back. I took my netbook along and let the young couple play with it for an hour. That was enough to convince them. They are now going to put Ubuntu on their PC!!!! In due course, when the dust has settled, I'll install the second hard drive and re-format it for extra storage. Since installation, my sister's phoned me twice only for help. One was because someone had sent her an MS publisher file. I told her her old computer couldn't have read that either. She went to see the guy and he's promised to send her PDF's next time, so no problem. Next call - "Ubuntu wants to update me - is this safe?" In almost three weeks, no problems at all and she's delighted with the speed her 'new' computer runs at. Regards, Barry Drake. -- Sent from my desktop using Ubuntu - the window-free environment that gives me real fresh air. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-advertising Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-advertising More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
