----- Original Message ----- From: Allen Graham To: mchan Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share
Hi "M C Chan " You are correct !!!! At this point few Ubuntu members, paid and unpaid, seem willing to persue this simple course. To add to this Microsoft and other companies vigorously enforce patents that are questionable which is the stumbling block that inhibits proper development. Allen My response to Allen: _______________________ *** __________________________________ Allen, To fix this Ubuntu must have a clear target and it must be a acheiveable one. What strategy that Ubuntu and its developers have in terms of capture a fraction of market shares? (2-3% Macs while 92-97% MS OS), I might be able to help in this area because of my marketing training and know how. I believe if Ubuntu target 10% of OS users and focus on revive old PCs and deliver high performance from the revived PCs and personal devices, it does not take rocket scientist to figure out if the targeted objective achievable or not. This in turn will turn vendor's heads to offer the Ubuntu as alternative on the new hardware. In making this statement, beside public relations and marketing strategy, I personally see Ubuntu need to polish some applications installation within its packages such like: (Missing and need) SIP communications (Java SIP phones /SJLabs soft phones):- This softphone will play a major communication role in the near future to shape the cell phone industry and its service providers, by offer this as part of the package, Ubuntu is also in competition with MSN/IM and AOL/IM (Missing and need) PCMCIA card driver (Wi-Fi PCMCIA support third party hardware / Linksys etc):- With every MS OS devices are wi-fi built-in, Ubuntu must have the ability to convince consumers to change and adapt without fear of changes, wi-fi enable will be a major obstacle for ubuntu to capture the market shares without auto run to install wi-fi driver of third devices. Media player (VLC media player / real player):- Almost 90% of to-day and future of PC users are using Internet for entertainment purpose, Ubuntu OS need to make consumers feel at ease in using Ubuntu as their choice of operating system beside MS, entertainment control center is also a major influence to attract or capture market share Document management (PDF creator / PDF995):- I know that ubuntu already came with PDF viewer but how to offer a PDF creator using PDF995 offering will be another issue. This is a straight performance and easy to use issue beside cost e-mail and anti-spam and personal firewall:- This is a straight forward security issue, and I believe to-day all related education been established There are 4 basic usage when people using a PC: e-mail, on-line browsing, word processing, reading or creating presentation through various third party software. As long as tools are available for users to meet these four basic demand, then all extra applications are just add-on, this will put onus on users to manage and bring the best out from developers because this in term turned Ubuntu into an virtual arena for third party software providers to compete to meet demands of consumers at large. This is just my view of what Ubuntu can do to be a better product and capture a bigger market share, and it does not mean that Ubuntu is not a good product as it is. regards, MC -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
