<quote who="Jan Claeys"> > That sounds like *bingo* for any large laptop manufacturer _and_ of course > also for Ubuntu and its users.
> Oh well, okay, IANAM (I Am Not A Marketeer)... ;-) So, the challenge right now is that hardware vendors obviously want to see dollar signs associated with supporting another platform. To be blunt, those dollar signs are not yet fully lit up when it comes to 'the Linux desktop'. We're pushing very hard on uptake, exposure and so on, but it will take a while. We are already having great success. The best targets for hardware support are going to be the smaller, nimbler vendors who have an interest in Linux already. You can already buy Ubuntu pre-installed from various local vendors. The big ones aren't going to jump until there's an obvious market for for it. - Jeff -- GUADEC 2006: Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain http://2006.guadec.org/ "So I'll have to talk about what I know instead. If you are so inclined, you may infer that I am totally oblivious to anything I don't talk about today." - Larry Wall -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
