no offense, but this is pure speculation and you can't be serious in your analysis. There are any number of reasons why there isnt demand, I would *imagine* it is price-related.
Regards, On 05/08/07, Tristan Wibberley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2007-08-01 at 18:53 +0100, alan c 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. > > Acer makes clear in their statements (in which they say that there is no > UK demand) that they measure demand by retailer demand not end user > demand. In the UK Microsoft is mostly owned by a very rich man and due > to our history of deference people in the UK tend to associate > themselves with those we see as "better", thus we specifically prefer > Windows and retailers will not ask for anything else. If a population > doesn't care either way, retailers will "demand" whatever they think > they can sell as a differentiator. > > I think we should turn the SABDFL into a minor celebrity in the wider > audience. > > Next series of celebrity big brother perhaps? :) > > > -- > Tristan Wibberley > > Any opinion expressed is mine (or else I'm playing devils advocate for > the sake of a good argument). My employer had nothing to do with this > communication. > > > > -- > [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/
