[ubuntu-uk] [marketing] Bug #1 - what we're up against

[alan c]

Phil Bull wrote:
> Hi Matt,
> 
> Hope work's going well.
> 
> On Thu, 2007-08-23 at 10:19 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote:
>> Well thats the biggest threat to linux: If Microsoft charged 
>> reasonable licenses for their software (ie £20 for Vista
>> Ultimate), FOSS would be blown out of the water.
> 
> I really have to disagree on that point. In my experience, very few
>  people use Ubuntu because it's free. It is a factor, of course -
> it makes it easier for people to try it out, and people aren't
> worried about being out-of-pocket if they don't like what they see.
> But it's almost never the real reason that they switched.
> 
> Most of the people I know who have switched to Ubuntu have done so 
> because of the better security and speed improvement. These people
> were sick to the back teeth of having to deal with viruses and
> spyware, and were victims of the usual Windows slowdown which kicks
> in a few months after installation. Having a cheaper Vista license
> doesn't solve either of these problems.

My first serious use of linux was from a purchased retail box pack of
Suse 9.1 from amazon, costing 60 uk pounds.

-- 
alan cocks
Kubuntu user#10391