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/
