HELP WINDOWS XP

[Karl Larsen]

Smoot Carl-Mitchell wrote:
> A couple of points on the discussion in this thread.
>
> The Ubuntu install process is very good and seems to improve with each
> iteration.  In many ways it is easier than installing Windows from
> scratch.  Windows has an advantage in the market because most users do
> not install the OS - it comes prepackaged from an OEM vendor.  A user
> who is intimidated by the installation process should probably buy a
> computer from an OEM vendor with GNU/Linux preinstalled.  The Ubuntu
> support page also seems to have a list of OEM vendors and support
> organizations:
>
> http://webapps.ubuntu.com/marketplace/northernamerica
>
> For Ubuntu and Linux to penetrate the mainstream market, it is important
> the support ecosystem be as strong as possible.  We cannot expect all
> new users to come to Linux via installing the OS themselves. Windows
> would have never achieved its market dominance without its channel
> partners and OEM relationships.  Of course once they became the dominant
> desktop OS, they illegally leveraged their monopoly to shutout other
> vendors offering alternative systems, but that is another story.
>
>   
Exactly! When a user decides to try Ubuntu he/she should be able to buy 
a laptop or other computer with the latest version installed and 
working. I know back in the early days (1996) we offered weekend 
Install-fests where the EE Department would try to load the latest Red 
Hat Version on your computer. A lot of Linux converts on this way.

Karl


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