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

Stephanvaningen stephanvaningen at gmail.com
Sat Sep 1 19:18:50 UTC 2007


Seems like we're on the same frequency here :)
This is quite similar to my strategy

On 8/30/07, Jasey <jason.rivers at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have been working on this bug recently:
>
> First of, I have moved my fathers computer, his servers and all the
> systems in his house to use Linux. this consists of around 10 systems.
> Then I moved onto the Girlfriend, I told her I didn't want windows in my
> house, so she now uses Ubuntu Studio (she does alot of music work), then
> I sorted out her parents and her 2 brothers, they are now all on Linux
> too. Then came the office, it seems most in our office are slowly moving
> over to Ubuntu Linux, and I have even got my boss using it on his system
> for our conference for demonstrations to our customers.
>
> This consists of around 20 computers in the last, say.... 3 months, it's
> not brilliant, but i've lost count of how many times i've ran through
> the conversation of:
>
> # "And this is completely free?"
> # "yes, completely"
> # "and you're sure I won't get into trouble for using it?"
> # "100% Sure, its completely free"
>
> I see the problem as people are just not aware that this is completely
> free.
> I am a gamer, as is my brother, and we both use Ubuntu, my Brother plays
> World of Warcraft alot over Cedega, I play alot of PlaneShift and some
> Unreal Tournament 2004 (can't wait for the new one) There's plenty of very
> good Linux native games - Free or not, I don't care about paying £30 for a
> game, if it works. actually, the fact that games do not work under Linux
> just saves me money, so i'm not going to complain too much, if game
> manufacturers made games for Linux, I would be happy to buy them, though I
> might need a pay rise.....
>
> if every Linux user could "convert" 20 or so people every 3 months, then
> we would have the "pyramid" effect and could combat this bug in little
> time.
>
> one other note: - My father builds PC's and he's now offering Ubuntu
> Linux based systems (he still offers windows as he doesn't want to go
> out of business just yet) and this is another step in the right
> direction.
>
> --
> Microsoft has a majority market share
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1
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