Public bug reported: This is a marketing task. Consumer Reports evaluates consumer products for the US market. A very, very large number of people in the US make major purchases only after consulting the magazine. This is especially true for purchases where they know little about what is being purchased, but even for more knowlegeable people it's a first stop in evaluation: http://www.consumerreports.org/
Slashdot is currently showing that CR has published a report on computing activities and problems. A write up of the announcement can be found at Network World: http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/18117 Unfortunately the write up suggests that the articles are only about one particular brand. Running one of the (*)Ubuntus would get rid of many of the complaints listed. Getting a look at the article would be useful and can be done by someone in the States with a subscription or near a public library. Making sure that CR mentions Ubuntu and its derivatives would go a long way in both marketing Ubuntu as well as easing the problems of most US- based home users. ** Affects: Ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Outreach: Consumer Reports (in USA) 'State of the Net' needs to mention *Ubuntu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/130699 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
