[ubuntu-uk] Celebrity culture in Britain

[Matthew Larsen]

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 <tristan at wibberley.org> 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? :)
>
>
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> 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.
>
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