Article- Is Ubuntu A Real Alternative to Windows

[Robert Simmons]

1. I can't go into a retail store and buy a computer with Ubuntu
pre-installed on it
Is there a market for this?  If there is not, that's why you don't see
it.  If you think there's a market for it and nobody's selling this
product, then you should invest in someone, or start your own
business.

2. Other then system76, there is no way to buy a Ubuntu computer
online (as far as I know)
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=buy+ubuntu+preinstalled&l=1

3. When a new version of Ubuntu is released, I dont hear about it on
TV, newspapers, magazines, etc.
Canonical sales and marketing (I would imagine) have looked at this
and decided that the ROI is too low.

4. I can't buy the OS on a DVD in any retail store anywhere.
Brick and Morter:
http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?Ntt=ubuntu&N=4294967279
Online:
http://shop.canonical.com/index.php?cPath=17
However, its been a long time since I installed an OS from a CD/DVD.
It's encouraging that those two types of media are dying.  Hopefully
it equates to less trash and waste in our environment.

Don't most computer users (presently company excluded) just want a
computer that lets them check email and update their Facebook?
Yes.

How is anyone going to get one of these users to consider a Ubuntu computer?
Install it for them and make sure that Chromium with the Chrome Remote
Desktop extension is installed.  If you have version > 25 you will be
able to control their desktop remotely and do voice/video chat over
WebRTC.

On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 7:52 PM, Kevin Gregg <kevingregg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>the perceived weakness of Ubuntu.
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> My list of "perceived weaknesses"
> 1. I can't go into a retail store and buy a computer with Ubuntu
> pre-installed on it
> 2. Other then system76, there is no way to buy a Ubuntu computer online
>  (as far as I know)
> 3. When a new version of Ubuntu is released, I dont hear about it on TV,
> newspapers, magazines, etc.
> 4. I can't buy the OS on a DVD in any retail store anywhere.
>
> Don't most computer users (presently company excluded) just want a computer
> that lets them check email and update their Facebook?  To them, the PC is
> an appliance, like a toaster or blender.  The OS isn't really important to
> them.  They just want their email, Facebook, Ebay, Amazon, etc.  How is
> anyone going to get one of these users to consider a Ubuntu computer?
>
> Kevin
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> Kevin
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> On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Ron Swift <rswift at swiftstaffing.com> wrote:
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>> This is a very well done balanced article on Ubuntu as an Alternative to
>> Windows, http://www.digitaltrends.com/**computing/is-ubuntu-really-an-**
>> alternative-to-windows/<http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/is-ubuntu-really-an-alternative-to-windows/>
>> Let me know what you think of it and more importantly what can we do to
>> help address the perceived weakness of Ubuntu.
>> Thanks
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