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["Mitchell Reese" <mitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Amen brother. 

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Chris Billington <billington.chris@xxxxxxxxx> 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.mail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 7:10 AM, Chris Billington <
>> billington.chris@xxxxxxxxx> 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/.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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