I dont think it has anything to do with demand, more price Regards,
On 01/08/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > > If this is happening where Acer obviously think there *is* a demand, > it signals just how much work we have yet to do in UK, where Acer > apparently thinks there is 'none'. > > Extracts from article (note 2): > ===================================== > .......'The catch: It is running on the Ubuntu Linux OS instead of the > ubiquitous Windows operating system' > > .......'Is this legal? Don't you have to pay for the Linux license, > you ask?' > > .......'However, note that the full retail version of Windows Vista > starts at S$340.01 (US$216.94) for the Basic Edition. So unless you > have tried Ubuntu Linux, it will make more economic sense to purchase > the Acer Aspire 5710Z with Windows Home Premium Edition at S$1,198 > (US$762.95) and install Ubuntu later.' > ===================================== > > Note 1: > Acer: 'No UK demand' for Linux laptops > http://uk.news.yahoo.com/zdnet/20070731/ttc-acer-no-uk-demand-for-linux-laptops-20a87fa.html > > Note 2: > How to get a discount for an Acer notebook > http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/notebooks/ontheradar/0,39050980,62030184,00.htm > > -- > alan cocks > Kubuntu user#10391 > > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > -- Matthew G Larsen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +44(0)7739 785 249 -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
