[ubuntu-uk] New Linux website - Feedback?

[Grant Sewell]

On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:42:55 +0000
alan c wrote:

> On 17/11/10 22:20, Daniel Case wrote:
> > That's true, but out of the 10,000 people who Google for it. There
> > have to be some people having problems with Linux? And as it grows
> > it will rank for other certain problems and keywords.
> 
> I would suggest that the stats are the result of hypothetical 
> questions. Part of the classic FUD is that users of linux have 
> 'problems'. These searches are probably from Microsoft marketing who 
> want to know about people suffering  by using linux......
> 
> Windows users are beset by many problems. I do not believe they
> search for the string 'Windows problems' when looking for answers. I
> do not expect MAC or GNU/Linux users want to test 'Windows problems',
> they don't care.

No, but it wouldn't be that unexpected for someone to Google for
"problems getting wifi to work in linux", would it?

Grant.