Gotta reply-to-all/-list... On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 12:28 +0000, alan c wrote: > Toby Smithe wrote: > > On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 11:49 -0500, Whitney Callaway wrote: > >> Richard Johnson: Practical + Ease of Use + A little Eye Candy == Beautiful! > >> You're in my boat! Right now, I'm angry at Gaim 2 for being so flashy. > >> > >> But my point is, any maybe I didn't express that very well, that if we're > >> going to try to make something gorgeous or beautiful, the wallpaper is the > >> least of the issues. The wallpaper variations may be the differences may > >> be what makes one version of Ubuntu look better than the other, but none > >> of them look gorgeous. Mac's wallpaper is not what makes it look gorgeous. > >> > >> Other people in the Feisty forums are asking for a more professional look. > >> I don't agree with this, I think it will just perpetuate a feeling of > >> "Linux is not a toy. Linux is tough." So maybe something to think about is > >> a very spectacular LiveCD and more default themes in a wider range? > >> Currently, like you have all pointed out, they're all a various shade of > >> bland. Which I prefer, but not all do. > >> > >> Alan is right. XP's theme was very "kiddy" and "bubbly" and Vista's is > >> going to be eye candy, with Mac's always being eye candy. Is that what the > >> market is moving towards? > > > > It's what new users like: the X or wow factor. > > It occurs to me that most windows users did not make any decision of > choice towards windows, it was just there. However, a windows user > becoming aware of K/Ubuntu Linux is faced with a number of issues. All > of these crystallise into > "Do I want to make the effort for something else". > > Against a change are things like: anti linux FUD, a total absence of > High Street or media retail marketing, ignorance of very many windows > professionals, and prejudice (uninformed and closed thinking). Add to > this that their existing well meaning helper friend/family member/guru > does not know any new system. (Yet) > > So - the Ubuntu family of products needs a *Lot* of initial Wow factor > to initially attract people who are currently not using Linux at all, > but easily could begin. they have hurdles to get over. > > Ubuntu success is newsworthy and is a serious help. We need to > encourage the widening success.
I'm gonna start putting up posters, I've decided. -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
