On 29 August 2010 23:36, Randall Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > Is this not happening? Canonical *does* have a whole OEM group who has > the responsibility to get Ubuntu factory-installed.
I agree. Mark Shuttleworth has talked about focusing on Ubuntu as a preinstalled dualboot system with OEMs. This is a very good idea, I think. I really don't like the old car/computing comparisons, but in this case I can't help myself. Selling hybrid cars that run on both fossile fuel and electricity is much easier than selling electric cars. I believe that it's easier for us to get a foot in if we focus on dualboot systems. This thread is about defining targets, and I feel we're drifting slightly off topic. We should certainly help Canonical in any way we can. However, I don't think strategic partnering with OEMs should be the responsibility of the marketing team. This would be much more KAM than marketing. But there is a point here. Those who're just interested in using Ubuntu to promote their sales, or create innovative products, should definitely be a well defined target. Perhaps we'd be wise to split the targets into a set of b2b, b2c and c2c groups. Jo-Erlend -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
