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

[Darren Mansell]

On Thu, 2007-08-23 at 10:57 +0100, alan c wrote:
> 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
> 

Same here. I paid £60 for a Mandrake powerpack without ever paying for
Windows before.