> Yes, well that may be just because that other software has too many > flaws to list ;) > > More seriously, I do still feel that in persuading others to switch, > they need to know what to expect. Leaving the bitter aftertaste of > disappointment is not what we want to do, if Ubuntu didn't do something > they wanted. Nonetheless, I do agree that we do need to market on > strengths, but we don't need to do that overwhelmingly. We want them to > try the software, and be overwhelmed by how good they find it, keeping > them using it. >
That's true enough. We did think about this. The best I can come up with (with my marketing cap on) is to offer a sturdy support network for people willing to give Ubuntu a chance. I think we do this quite well with launchpad and the community involvement, but it's also why I thought it'd be important to add a personal email to the end of the article. In imagine that in the context of what was written for the first article, it'd act as a motivator for people to find out more about Ubuntu. They probably wouldn't immediately erase Windows and switch wholesale over to Ubuntu without giving it a go first. I suppose it's quite a complicated issue. Where do we stop and how much do we say? Cheers Chris -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
