On 29/08/10 22:36, Randall Ross wrote: > Is this not happening? Canonical *does* have a whole OEM group who has > the responsibility to get Ubuntu factory-installed. > >> Some attention to leverage at the supply end would be very helpful. >> There is a lot to learn.
Hopefully yes, although I guess it is mostly under commercial sensitivity wraps, but how can -we- assist in this? Almost all of the discussion I see - everywhere - is about technical, usability, security, cost, how to this and how to that, etc. All these discussion points are important, as is the valued objective of freedom. However, the overwhelming factor which WE are distracted from is that even when an OS is poor quality and unpopular, it still SELLS in millions because it is forcibly installed on almost all hardware. Along with other factors which we are familiar with, let us also consider the elephant in the room. Installation monopoly. -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
