After takin' a swig o' grog, Tim Smith belched out this bit o' wisdom:
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> There was a good article on this topic on Mark Shuttleworth's blog:
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> <http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/76>
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> Here's a quote:
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> My own feeling here is that it¹s all about critical mass. Once 5-10%
> of the people who buy these gadgets are running Linux (actually, a
> single brand of Linux), only then will the gadget manufacturers
> themselves start to care about it as a consumer platform for which
> their stuff should work. That goes for everything from cell phones,
> PDA¹s, and smart phones to some of the more weird and wonderful
> things that people like to drive from a PC, like laser cutters and
> 3D printing machines. It¹s partly just a matter of time, but then
> it¹s also partly a question of how we communicate the state of Linux
> today (just like the issues in ³pervasive support² (challenge #9).
Someone else visited that page, too:
Roy Schestowitz Says:
January 10th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Manufacturers are fooled by the perception that there is no demand,
due to Microsoft\u2019s OEM chokehold. I believe Mark (you) ought to
conduct/sponsor a study which reveals the installed base of Linux
worldwide and proves manufacturers that they are being
'fed' false figures.
--
Windows -- Microsoft's great gavage.
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