Neil Greenwood wrote: > A very good discussion about why Linux doesn't have a greater market share. > http://tlug.jp/articles/Windows_Is_Free
A well put case with a closely argued set of points. Worth reading. also see: How Microsoft conquered China http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/23/100134488/ Extract: Today Gates openly concedes that tolerating piracy turned out to be Microsoft's best long-term strategy. That's why Windows is used on an estimated 90% of China's 120 million PCs. "It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not," Gates says. "Are you kidding? You can get the real thing, and you get the same price." Indeed, in China's back alleys, Linux often costs more than Windows because it requires more disks. And Microsoft's own prices have dropped so low it now sells a $3 package of Windows and Office to students Comment: historically, the Good GUI of windows appeared sooner than the good GUI of Linux, so market momentum for windows has been well established. To *change* market momentum, we need a marketing approach which pushes at an open door - many people I know are worried about computer related security. It is a rising public awareness, in media too. They often are well aware of microsofts unpleasant ways of doing business. 'sucking blood' was an actual phrase used to me last weekend. Microsoft is helping us out with Vista. An added bonus could be that we have a wonderfully helpful and knowledgable Community! Can we put these together in to a (truthful) FUD package of our own, surely this is possible? -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
