how about writing a form letter with verifiable data of the severe cost savings of linux over m$ and related security issues. put in a couple of comparisons of applications and features, so the recipient gets the real truth. then send it out to all government, scholastic, corporate and media represenative. it cant be vulgar (aside from the word microsoft being part of it), it must be very well written, consise and let everyone reading know just how much money they could cut out of thier budget for extra coffee, crack, or hookers. if you get government and business to force sheeple to use linux then when they get home they will look at thier bsod and think "hmm i can legally get a disc for free to fix this permenantly".
once the sheeps start to want linux then m$ will have no choice but to find another market to try and buy.
people want linux, most business and average people want what linux provides they just have the wrong info to go by. seriously, how many people do you know that have said " man this POS windows box fucked up again, i wish microsoft or someone would just fix thier shit to work right." or " ya i just had to reformat again, wish i didnt have to do this everytime my kid touches the damn thing."
most people think that you have to have a degree in CS to even install linux let alone use it. which i know from personal experience is utter bs. if they knew half the truth then thier half a wit would get them to try it.
all we would need is a few people working on the letter, a few people working on the background data, a few people to collect the email address, and it would be kick ass to have a site setupwhere the reader could either download or order a no cost cd. hell if we could get the collective I.Q's around here to making enough money to actually send out via snail-mail the letter with a cd, well i think we could hold a nationwide m$ cd burning party.
ive seen enough on here to know there are some really fucking smart people here. more than what would be needed to pull this off.
anyways thats my nickel, you can keep the change.