Comments on: Heavy Chef’s Top 12 Digital Marketing Predictions for 2009 http://www.heavychef.com/heavy-chefs-top-12-digital-marketing-predictions-for-2009/ Practical Learning About Digital Marketing Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:11:42 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Fred http://www.heavychef.com/heavy-chefs-top-12-digital-marketing-predictions-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Fred Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:00:56 +0000 http://www.heavychef.com/?p=833#comment-493 Louis, you're right, it's a tough challenge - however, if Open Source manages to sort out its UI issues, it's hard not to see it taking off. It'll be like choosing to advertise in Gumtree over paid classified... Louis, you’re right, it’s a tough challenge – however, if Open Source manages to sort out its UI issues, it’s hard not to see it taking off.

It’ll be like choosing to advertise in Gumtree over paid classified…

]]> By: Louis Janse van Rensburg http://www.heavychef.com/heavy-chefs-top-12-digital-marketing-predictions-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-494 Louis Janse van Rensburg Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:29:40 +0000 http://www.heavychef.com/?p=833#comment-494 Fred / Travis - I hear what you guys are saying but I still have my doubts whether open source will go mainstream. It's just, Open source has been thrown around since the early 90s as being 'the future' - and it hasn't happened. Maybe I'm just being synical... or uninformed? Fred / Travis – I hear what you guys are saying but I still have my doubts whether open source will go mainstream.

It’s just, Open source has been thrown around since the early 90s as being ‘the future’ – and it hasn’t happened.

Maybe I’m just being synical… or uninformed?

]]> By: Fred http://www.heavychef.com/heavy-chefs-top-12-digital-marketing-predictions-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Fred Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:44:53 +0000 http://www.heavychef.com/?p=833#comment-491 Thanks for the comment Travis. Yes, I saw that. I sincerely hope he achieves that goal. I agree that mainstream for open source is tough call, but I think we'll see great strides this year - especially as hardware makers start to realise that their growth lies in developing nations, for whom machines without expensive software provide a more viable proposition for poorer customers. . Thanks for the comment Travis. Yes, I saw that. I sincerely hope he achieves that goal. I agree that mainstream for open source is tough call, but I think we’ll see great strides this year – especially as hardware makers start to realise that their growth lies in developing nations, for whom machines without expensive software provide a more viable proposition for poorer customers. .

]]> By: Travis Noakes http://www.heavychef.com/heavy-chefs-top-12-digital-marketing-predictions-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Travis Noakes Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:54:32 +0000 http://www.heavychef.com/?p=833#comment-492 On point 12, Mark Shuttleworth has set his sights on “delivering a user experience that can compete with Apple in two years" http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/162. Whether Canonical achieves this in Ubuntu or not, the growing market for open-source powered laptops, desktops and mobile phones is a major trend. It's doubtful whether open source will make it into the mainstream in 2009, but the odds grow stronger each passing year! On point 12, Mark Shuttleworth has set his sights on “delivering a user experience that can compete with Apple in two years” http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/162. Whether Canonical achieves this in Ubuntu or not, the growing market for open-source powered laptops, desktops and mobile phones is a major trend. It’s doubtful whether open source will make it into the mainstream in 2009, but the odds grow stronger each passing year!

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