__/ [ Oliver Wong ] on Friday 29 September 2006 15:53 \__
>
> "Jamie Hart" <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1159538017.27570.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Oliver Wong wrote:
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>>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:1350694.Rpepk23Jie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>>>
http://www.linuxlookup.com/2006/sep/28/mandriva_teams_up_with_transgaming_to_release_gaming_enhanced_mandrivalinux_2007
>>>
>>> Interesting. Will the OS be free (as in beer)?
>>
>> No, well yes, the OS is available in a free version, but this won't be in
>> it, it will be in the Powerpack and Powerpack+ versions which you'll have
>> to buy.
>>
>>> If not, how much will it cost (presumably much less than Vista, right?)?
>>>
>> Powerpack for Mandriva 2006 is ~80 Euros, Powerpack+ is 199 Euros. Pricing
>> has not been decided for 2007 yet as it's in early beta but I wouldn't
>> think it'd be much more expensive than 2006.
>>
>> You can find more details on www.mandriva.com
>
> Thanks for the heads up. I took a quick look around the Mandriva site;
> it's unfortunate that neither the Powerpack nor Powerpack+ page
> (http://www.mandriva.com/en/individuals/products/2006powerpack and
> http://www.mandriva.com/en/individuals/products/2006powerpackplus) mention
> anything about games. It seems it's portrayed more as an office suite (i.e.
> an alternative to MS Office).
Oliver, please be aware that it's a finalised plan, albeit nothing has
apparently been deployed or put on the shelves, yet. The inclusion of gaming
is likely to attract quite a few new faces, at least in the more native
distribution channels (France?). Gaming has been one among very few barriers
to Total Annihilation (TM) of a Windows partition and licence/s. Use of
Mandriva also translates into savings on security software (none required),
not to mention plenty of software which is a nice bonus.
Also see (if you need to instill some confidence in self before a purchase):
Interview: Mandriva CEO Francois Bancilhon
,----[ Quote ]
| What's the question I forgot to ask? What do journalists overlook
| when writing about Mandriva?
|
| FB: Two things I'd like to insist on. First is the importance of
| emerging markets for Linux: we see large opportunities in country as
| diverse as Venezuela, Algeria, Tunisia, Ghana, Morocco, Azerbaijan and
| Georgia. In Brasil, right now we are selling in the order of 30,000
| Mandriva machine per month, which is a sizable portion of the PC market
| there. This takes me to my second point, which is the emergence of the
| OEM channel to bring Linux to the PC market.
`----
http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/280/1/
Emerging markets that do not necessarily involve a migration from Windows are
an easy pick. The price is suitable and Linux has been shown to be easier to
harness (assuming no prior skills, orientation, documentation, and
familiarity). In Brasil, for example, I don't think you'd struggle to find a
neighbour who is a Linux expert. A lot of fantastic Linux software comes
from there.
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