What seems very strange about Dell's website is the (US/EU) inconsistency of their message.
>From dell.co.ok/ubuntu. As you've discussed, it's very poor: Clicking on "shop for ubuntu laptops" - doesn't link to any, the comparison webpage is utter rubbish, and Ubuntu isn't even a selectable option for OS (a choice of 5 versions of Windows) when shopping on the dell.co.uk website... >From dell.com/ubuntu, it's pretty good: 10 things to know about Ubuntu, the link to buy Ubuntu laptops even works! I can select open-source OS in the list of OSs. And you've probably seen the advert now: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/07/best-advert-for-ubuntu-you-probably.html On 23 July 2010 14:15, »John« <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/windows_or_ubuntu > > > Choose Windows "If you are new to computers" - a bad joke. Especially > when new to computers and not having to deal with old required Windows > stuff, it is easier to use Ubuntu. > > Yeah. It is exactly those users that should start with ubuntu, before > they get used with Windows. > > Took the words right out of my mouth. > > > > > That said, there are still people sending .doc and .xls files and the > like around. This is a virus that has to be stopped also... > > This is a bigger problem then Windows market share. Microsoft Office is > one of those things that keeps corporations from switching. Personally I > only toss PDF files around. We have to work harder to get people to stop > using proprietary formats. > > Damn right. Did you know that despite of what most of us probably think, > the M$ flagship product is actually their Office suite? That's one of > the "killer apps" that usually keeps corporate Windown$ users from > switching (the others being CAD and DTP as far as I remember). > I can confirm this using the experience with my cousin - she was so > stuck in her M$ Office ways that the FUD from having to learn something > like OpenOffice alone was more than enough to keep her from even > considering using Ubuntu. Stupid Windown$ was hammering her WLAN card > for no reason like every month or so and she had to keep asking me or > her brother to make it work over and over again, but she still wouldn't > let us help her switch. The funny thing is that the other day my > granddad (hardcore ICT beginner but at the same time a happy user of my > ancient K5 desktop running Xubuntu) needed her help with some document > he just wrote. She came over, got the job done without any major > problems and pretty much got the hang of things in the process. In the > end she told him "You know what? It's really easy to use… but don't tell > John what I just said!". So afraid of my "I told you so…" > So (bundling restrictions aside), offering a good drop-in replacement > for M$ Office will really hammer them! > > -- > Microsoft has a majority market share > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Club Distro: Invalid > Status in Computer Science Ubuntu: Invalid > Status in EasyPeasy Overview: Invalid > Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians: Invalid > Status in JAK LINUX: Invalid > Status in The Linux OS Project: In Progress > Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: In Progress > Status in Tabuntu: Invalid > Status in A simple player to online TV streaming: Invalid > Status in Tv-Player: New > Status in Ubuntu: In Progress > Status in “ubuntu-express” package in Ubuntu: Invalid > Status in The Jaunty Jackalope: Invalid > Status in “ubuntu-express” source package in Jaunty: Invalid > Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Invalid > Status in “linux” package in Debian: In Progress > Status in Fluxbuntu: The Lightweight, Productive, Agile OS: Confirmed > Status in openSUSE: In Progress > Status in Tilix Linux: New > > Bug description: > Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace. > This is a bug, which Ubuntu is designed to fix. > > Non-free software is holding back innovation in the IT industry, > restricting access to IT to a small part of the world's population and > limiting the ability of software developers to reach their full potential, > globally. This bug is widely evident in the PC industry. > > Steps to repeat: > > 1. Visit a local PC store. > > What happens: > 2. Observe that a majority of PCs for sale have non-free software > pre-installed. > 3. Observe very few PCs with Ubuntu and free software pre-installed. > > What should happen: > 1. A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software like > Ubuntu. > 2. Ubuntu should be marketed in a way such that its amazing features and > benefits would be apparent and known by all. > 3. The system shall become more and more user friendly as time passes. > > > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/clubdistro/+bug/1/+subscribe > -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
