Yes. Quite so! But keep in mind the *news* value of what may happen. It could be adverse, and give a negative impression of the ubuntu family of products. News, blogs , spin, media, etc does not hav eto be fair, or accurate, or positive in our favour. A lot of the sector just want something to print!
I think we will not only need to be well aware of the events and have our own analysis, but also to respond in a timely way. News media - printed, internet, TV, radio, etc - are all very highly geared to (not ongoing information) - something that is 'New', a change. If or when ubuntu stops being top ranking, will the news be good or bad? Are we just going to stand by? ac Toby Smithe wrote: > Right, but if everyone knows about Ubuntu already, and we are only > seeing one or so Windows users trickling through every day, then it > doesn't need to be high, and will soon rise again when something > "interesting" (in media eyes) happens. > > On Fri, 2006-12-15 at 19:01 +0000, alan c wrote: >> Ubuntu has enjoyed a long run as No 1 in the ratings with general acclaim. >> >> I believe that Marketing includes an active awareness of a product's >> position in its marketplace. >> >> Distrowatch ranks distros - several hundred - by 'Hits per day' (HPD) >> and Ubuntu has shown it is top over a period for as long as I have >> been looking. Rightly or wrongly, evidence of such a ranking is there, >> it exists, and it can make news. Good if we rise. Not so if the mighty >> fall. Sometimes that makes even more news. >> >> Just recently, Ubuntu has fallen well behind the new front runner, >> Suse. Ubuntu is now no longer TOP rating, it is SECOND rating. >> This can be seen at http://distrowatch.com then along the right hand >> side, 'Page Hit Ranking' and set this to 7 days, and Refresh. >> opensuse 3305 >> ubuntu 2327 >> >> A short period? Yes indeed, but now try setting the period to 30 days >> and refresh: >> opensuse 2455 (rising) >> ubuntu 2300 (falling) >> >> Comment: I know opensuse has just gone to version 10.2, and novell is >> in the news too, but our press comment does need to be ready with a >> good answer to the possible news worthy comments about the distro >> 'leader now falling' or the like in the press and blogs. >> >> Yes I *know* distrowatch is not the end of the world, and hits per day >> is a pretty flakey measure (note1), but it is a well established and >> simple measure. >> >> I also know of course that many popular distros are rebadged Ubuntu! >> >> I am not saying this is wrong or right, but we could be getting our >> responses ready, and even maybe pre-empt adverse comment by publishing >> our own totaliser count of ubuntu *and* clones etc. >> >> Note 1: >> 'Using Distrowatch' >> http://www.zenwalk.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=7 >> which has useful comment generally, and it includes a useful link - >> raw data can be downloaded: >> http://distrowatch.com/text/newhpd.csv >> -- >> alan cocks >> Kubuntu user#10391 >> -- Kubuntu user#10391 Linux user #360648 -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
