Portland lets desktop Linux roll for VARs
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| My pharmacist got a Linux box this week.
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| He didn't choose to run Linux. His Value Added Reseller (VAR)
| did. The new system connects with the same online resources
| as the old one, it has nifty black flat screen monitors, and
| the printer output looks better to patients.
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| This is where desktop Linux is right now. It's in the hands
| of VARs, developers, integrators and vertical market
| specialists. Folks with specific industry knowledge
| connect specific customers to specific resources
| seamlessly, add their own proprietary tweaks, and
| sell the results on to small offices and small businesses.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=820
Another proof that end-users needn't choose Linux. The
decisions and choices are made by VAR's and OEM's.
Take Lenovo for example. Retaliation and deadlocks
through pricing play a role too.
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