Matthew Revell wrote: > Hi all, > > Some of the marketing team are working on an Ubuntu magazine, intended > for new users. > > At the moment, there's no research to suggest a need for the magazine > or what new users would want from such a magazine. > > Almost all of us come into contact with new users. If the marketing > team puts a few easy questions together, would you be able to help us > to get some new users to answer them?
It's quite rare for anyone to migrate to a Linux/Unix without some kind of 'push'. Often it's a friend or relation who has already made the jump, and can encourage with a 'I'll help' or 'It's really easy', and the 'yes it really is free' helps too. I've moved to Ubuntu from systems that I've built from scratch from source myself, so I guess I'm a strange beasty - but I encourage friends and relations with the LiveCD to have a go. I suspect that a magazine would help. There are vast numbers of older folk who have got into Computer/Internet to keep in touch with their family - they are almost exclusively Outlook/Word users who never buy games. They need easy set up that must include printers and, most importantly, the digital camera. What I'm on about is that the Market Segmentation is key. One magazine is unlikely to work for everyone. I'm happy to help with questionnaires. R. -- ubuntu-uk mailing list ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
