On 28/07/06, Melissa Draper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Sorry Matthew, I suck at mailing lists.
Don't worry, it takes a while to get used to :)
Criticism is entirely welcome. With every initiative there are skeptics, cest la vie.
I'm not skeptical of the counter project - I think it's cool - I just didn't understand John's assertion that it suddenly gave us the market research data we need.
Were the customer base not the intended audience once? Does this not show the choices and preference of that audience?
Unless I've missed something, the counter project gives us: - location - version information - number of computers running Ubuntu. Combined with the lack of verification of that data (I *assume* you're not checking IP addresses, for example, to confirm the location entered) , I don't understand how this is the market research panoply that John suggested. BTW - let me emphasise, this is not a criticism of your project, just a query of John's declaration that all our market research needs were now solved.
The counter wasn't initially intended to be what it has become
That's interesting. What did you intend and what has it become? Let me just say it again: I'm not criticising your project, just the idea that it solves our market research needs. -- Matthew Revell www.understated.co.uk -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
