[Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

[bunglemeister]

In Japan it's even worse, the Aspire One available in the US with
Windows XP or Linux (albeit a Fedora based distribution) is only
available with Windows XP in Japan. Same with the MSI wind (which comes
either with XP or SuSE in the US).

AFAIK Canonical doesn't even have a representative in Japan, all I can
see on the ubuntulinux.jp site are references to forums and the
community, which I think is a big mistake. The thing is the current
situation is really not because people want Windows. The market share of
the Mac is high in Japan, however most people just don't know that
something beyond Windows exists, let alone have ever heard of Open
Source. It's all about media penetration for one (getting your name out
there) and getting your foot into the doors of BicCamera, Yodobashi
Camera, Sakuraya and all the other giant electronics chain stores.

I think since it's so fashionable to have your own branded Store
nowadays (Apple Store, Disney Store, you name it), I'd love to see an
Ubuntu Store in Shibuya. Seriously.

That also would give Ubuntu immediate brand appeal. And the whole
"ubuntu"-spirit is surely something that the Japanese would totally get,
because they tick in a similar way. They are very community driven, they
care for their neighbour etc. If you give people the chance to get a
hands-on experience they'll get it, I'm sure. And Japanese are curious
about anything seemingly new and different in general.

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Microsoft has a majority market share
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