__/ [ John Bailo ] on Saturday 17 June 2006 03:17 \__
> Linonut wrote:
>
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o'
>> wisdom:
>
>>> Why hasn't Linux made it mainstream on the desktop?
>
> http://www.novell.com/company/bios/rhovsepian.html
>
> "Desktop revenue grew 100% last quarter."
I believe it's just 20% per quarter for Novell, which makes it /roughly/ 100%
(doubling) per annum.
>> Windows preloads.
>
> Old business model. Enterprise is new pattern.
True. Prepare for change. Where there's choice, there is control. The
customer is given the right to select and the price of sold units is reduced
as a consequence (assuming no pre-installed junkware and kickbacks).
Best wishes,
Roy
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