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Chris Billington <billington.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: >> If you are saying you can only buy them here.. why couldn't you buy them >from the web >I might- but then I'm an enthusiast and perhaps willing to buy an unseen >product plus pay international shipping and 20% VAT, and risk having to pay >all over again if the hardware fails. Joe Average wouldn't do this. Joe >Average is Ubuntu's target market. They expect a local point of sale with >real hardware, technical support and repair service, and are willing to pay >for that. > >I'm talking about selling stuff to typical consumers and getting Ubuntu >used in the wider world. Hardware plus software bundle is demonstrably what >works in the current marketplace. Google understood this, they didn't >expect users to install Android on a Nokia or Windows phone, so they worked >with the hardware makers. Installing a 'different OS' on embedded hardware >it may not fully support is non-trivial for 99% of potential users, it's >not a case of popping a CD into a drive and rebooting. > >So I am saying that unless a major vendors ships a preloaded Ubuntu tablet >through their channel, or someone does the work with an OEM to develop and >market a new Ubuntu-running brand, Ubuntu tablets are going to remain a >hobbyist niche with a microscopic user base. > >regards >Chris > > >On 20 February 2012 14:12, brian mullan <bmullan.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 7:10 AM, Chris Billington < >> billington.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> The tablet PCs or special purpose devices that have shipped in >>> significant numbers are those where the manufacturer controls the hardware >>> design as well as the software. For example: iPad, Nook, Kindle Color. Of >>> those, two are USA-only. >> >> >> If you are saying you can only buy them here.. why couldn't you buy them >> from the web >> >> If you are saying you can't use them outside of the US... if we're >> talking about installing a customized ARM linux onto the device... I would >> assume that linux distro has the normal internationalization capabilities. >> >> ARM is also controlled by http://arm.com/. >> >> >> >> > >-- >Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet >Post to : ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net >Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet >More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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