Benj. Mako Hill mako at ubuntu.com
Mon Nov 21 10:15:02 CST 2005


<quote who="Daniel Robitaille" date="Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 07:52:06AM -0800">
> http://os.newsforge.com/os/05/11/07/1646250.shtml?tid=2
> 
> In that article on the Newsforge, someone who gave away  8 sets of
> Hoary CDs tries to track down the recipients 2 months later to see if
> they actually tried to use Linux in that period.
> 
> The conclusion:  "So my record, as it stands today, is two out of
> five, with a couple of maybes"

I doubt this sample is either scientific or representative. That said,
I'd be willing to be that the type of person who tracks down their CD
recipients a couple months later or (better yet) stays in touch over
the entier period, is going to have a conversion rate of similar or
better.

I suspect that giving 10 CDs away to people you are willing to invest
a bit of time hand holding with is worth much more than several
hundred CDs handed out like flyers on the street.

Regards,
Mako


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