____/ Mark Kent on Saturday 29 March 2008 11:41 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> The Best Linux Marketing Tip: Don?t Mention Linux
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| The VAR Guy wasn?t looking for love, but he found it during a trip to his
>>| local CostCo last night. There, he spotted the $299 Eee PC from Asus. It?s
>>| built on Linux ? but CostCo?s in-store promotional materials for the device
>>| barely mention Linux. That may be a smart move. Here?s why.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/27/the-var-guys-next-pc-linux-inside/
>>
>
> Tomtom don't mention Linux when they sell their SatNav, Nokia don't
> mention Symbian when they sell phones. The only reason there's a major
> obsession with this is because Microsoft /need/ it that way. Once
> people stop caring, then MS's sales will deline very rapidly indeed.
>
> Currnet top sellers at Amazon:
>
> 1. Asus Eee
> 2. Macbook
> 3. Asus Eee
> 4. Asus Eee
> 5. Macbook
>
> Point made, I think.
It's 'just' a kernel. How many of these gadgets have GNU utilities and GPL-ed
programs though? How many devices are there out at the shops compared
to 'desktops'? What's a desktop anyway? It's kind of like Web 2.0. It means
virtually nothing at this stage.
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