On MovieTome: The 10 worst movies of 2009 so far!
BNET Business Network:
BNET
TechRepublic
ZDNet
TalkBack 11 of 37:
Next »
« Previous
But some leverage
Let's say home PC sales lag in China for a while. Incidentally, I have seen articles elsewhere that talk of PCs being far less expensive and some government subsidy, so I think the truth will fall somewhere between the extremes that have appeared here.

But the Chinese initiatives might contribute to breaking the horns of another dilemma. As many have pointed out, Linux as of yet is strictly a business proposition. The home market is zilch, which means nobody is investing in support, which inhibits market growth, etc... And BTW, Microsoft seems to recognize that this is "their" market, what with the Gates interview on "convergence," the WMP bruhaha, etc.

But recall that Dell has now committed to support Linux. http://zdnet.com.com/5208-1104-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=763&messageID=13801&start=-1

This means that at least one major player may begin to pre-position a support capability for the time when a glimmer of demand shows. And remember, not all home computers are used for games, music, TV, etc. When somebody steps forward with the PC pre-loaded with the OS and the office suite, that's one heck of a value proposition! Might happen.

Yeah, Linux at home is still an orphan. But maybe not quite a waif.
Posted by: IT_User   Posted on: 01/08/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Reply to Story Reply to Message

Alert moderator to an offensive message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

That's a large chunk of the global population  nucrash | 01/08/04
it looks like...  stephen732@... | 01/08/04
chineese calander/zodiac  Lunpa | 01/08/04
global population global computer use  pschroeder@... | 01/08/04
Not that large a chunk of the PC Buying Population.  ShadeTree | 01/08/04
Backwards view of China I see  voska | 01/08/04
The swag is obvious  ShadeTree | 01/08/04
I was just going off the Documentary on CBC the other night  voska | 01/08/04
Now for a short reality break  IT_User | 01/08/04
Realistic, not backwards  pschroeder@... | 01/08/04
But some leverage  IT_User | 01/08/04
DRM and Proprietary Formats  nite_w0lf | 01/08/04
Now to develop China human rights  FilledOut | 01/08/04
No price advantage  KTLA | 01/08/04
I can think of few reasons  voska | 01/08/04
Free?  NoB$ | 01/08/04
Nevermind  KTLA | 01/08/04
You miss the point  samwise | 01/08/04
This is a good thing for the US.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/08/04
Serutan  IT_User | 01/08/04
Gosh...  Yen_z | 01/09/04
Pardon the bad tag...  Yen_z | 01/09/04
They used to advertise on television  IT_User | 01/10/04
And American industry falls behind even more...  B.O.F.H. | 01/08/04
Moving ahead?  NemesisNL | 01/09/04
Asianux? Let's just call it "Rinux" -- ha ha ha  coffeenite | 01/08/04
How politticaly incorrect of you  NemesisNL | 01/09/04
I know it, and I like it ...  coffeenite | 01/09/04
How politicaly incorrect of you  NemesisNL | 01/09/04
History in the making  jfalknor | 01/09/04
underlining  jfalknor | 01/09/04
or  jfalknor | 01/09/04
Try this...  Yen_z | 01/09/04
History In The Making: 4th and last try  jfalknor | 01/09/04
I give up... HOW DO I UNDERLINE???????  jfalknor | 01/09/04
With great care.  Yen_z | 01/09/04
History In The Making (yet again)  jfalknor | 01/10/04

What do you think?

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

advertisement
advertisement
  • Smart Tech Expert advice on innovations in healthcare and the green technologies that make it happen. Find out more
  • Smart Business Discussion and advice on management issues that revolve around making your world smarter and more useful. More Smart Advice
  • Smart People The best and worst moves in the management and strategy trenches. Learn More