I’ve also halfway converted two people.
A friend of mine in India is having trouble with his pirated copy of Windows. I told him about Ubuntu, and he said "Linux is famous here". So when he’s finished backing up his Windows files, he’s going to download Ubuntu and give it a go. I’ve promised to help him configure it, which I may regret as he has a tendency to ask questions before trying to figure something out for himself 
My friend Joe is back in Australia after a long time in the US. His fiance claims to be a nerd, so I’ve told her about Ubuntu and offered to let her use my Linux box for a while so she can get the feel of it and see if it’s something she would like to use.
So, that’s not bad!
Oh… I’ve e-mailed LG and told them that my DVD burner works with Ubuntu, and how to get it working really well. I got a kind of form letter back (which thanked me for my positive comments), but I hope they actually read more than my first sentence and will take the step of investigating product compatibility with Ubuntu further.
For anyone interested, here is my "choose your own Ubuntu compatibility letter" to send to hardware manufactuers:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TellThemAboutIt
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