Penguin Not Taking Flight Down Under

Bill Bennett writes "New Zealand Reseller News reports that Linux adoption down under is three times lower than North America. From the article: 'Adoption of open source software is slow in the Australasian region according to a report from analyst firm Forrester. Only 18% of the businesses in Australia and New Zealand surveyed for the report were using Linux, while 11% were considering its use. Analyst Sam Higgins says the low rate - three times lower than North America - is because open source is caught between two worlds. He says customers have been conditioned to buy software from vendors and their approved partners.'"

Sheep

[geekd]

He says customers have been conditioned to buy software from vendors and their approved partners.

Who would have thought there'd be sheep in New Zealand?

Seriously, if they want to waste their money, I guess it's good for me. Less competition.

The title....

[Anonymous Coward]

Penguin Not Taking Flight Down Under

Sounds like my dick.

:::Sorry, I almost spiiled my beer on keyboard..still laughting at title

Flightless?

[Anonymous Coward]

According to wikipedia [wikipedia.org] it seems that this isn't exactly a recent problem, penguins have been flightless for over 40 million years...

Choice...

[Saeed al-Sahaf]

Surly when people have the choice, they make the correct decision, right?

Re:It's called critical mass

[Eightyford]

f you take two separate monkey clans and observe their behavior, you will find that once a certain number of one clan starts doing something specific (like washing food in a stream before consumption), that the second group, without any contact with the first group will also start doing the same thing automatically. It is called critical mass, and it explains why it takes a long time for something to initially occur, but once a certain number of monkeys start doing it that it automatically spreads to other unrelated monkey clans (of the same species).

Interesting, but obviously impossible.

Re:bad survey?

[techno-vampire]

The wonder of Standard Deviations and Representative samples!

But what happens if you the standard deviations don't float your boat? What happens if you only like non-standard deviations?

Former Penal Colony

[EnsilZah]

They're a bunch of criminals down there, they probably just use pirated copies of Windows and other copyrighted material.

Now excuse me while i go watch my newly downloaded Stargate Atlantis episode.

Poor Penguins...

[uncamarty]

The REAL reason that Linux hasn't 'taken flight' here in AU is good old Aussie logic.

1. Penguins can't fly
   
2. Penguins can sorta fly - if they're underwater
   
3. Ordinary PCs have an inbuilt water incompatibility.
   
4. Have you seen the size of the penguins here? They're tiny! How can they be expected to hold any decent processing power, the poor little things?
   
5. The upgrade path is simply murder...
   

Re:Former Penal Colony

[Frogbert]

As an Australian I am shocked! Until this day I had never, ever, heard this "joke" before. Ever. Its like the most orignal thing I've seen this month.

Re:The title....

[Belseth]

Penguin Not Taking Flight Down Under Sounds like my dick.

They have pills for that now.

Re:Monkey clans copying each other ?

[kfg]

If the monkey clans don't have any contact, how is it explained that the second group seems to be copying the first group ?

Quantum flux deep juju.

KFG

Business plan for New Zealand

[Advocadus Diaboli]

Its quite easy. Read the article and read especially the fact that people want to buy. So first step is stopping to offer downloads for free and offer Linux in a box.

Next step is to look at whom you are targeting. The people in New Zealand have hardly ever seen a penguin in their life. So replace that Tux with a friendly looking Kiwi bird and you'll get much more attention from the people there.

I guess those 2 small steps will double the impact of Linux in New Zealand.

Re:2 main reasons.

[dotgain]

It's just the same here in New Zealand, only our chicks are much hotter.

Re:It's called critical mass

[1u3hr]

Interesting, but obviously impossible.

Atheist. Obviously it's yet another proof of Intelligent Design.

Re:Former Penal Colony

[1u3hr]

And as a viewer of Family Guy,

I think this quip goes back to at least Casablanca (1942). Almost as old as the original convict "joke".

Captain Renault: I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!
Croupier: Your winnings, sir.

Re:2 main reasons.

[hopethisnickisnottak]

It's just the same here in New Zealand, only our chicks are much hotter.

Could you give us some examples so that we may judge for yourself?
Oh, before I forget, I find your ideas intriguing and would like to subscribe to your newsletter!