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Whatever was neededWhatever was neededPosted Apr 6, 2009 22:04 UTC (Mon) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091)In reply to: Whatever was needed by nye Parent article: Light and Cheap, Netbooks Are Poised to Reshape PC Industry (New York Times) Probably OEMs were not even that cunning. It was just that Linux could be made to work in those puny machines; I can imagine that Microsoft tried to sell them Windows Vista or (gasp) CE and the Taiwanese recoiled in pain, so they went to Linux vendors. True, they got cheap XP licenses this way for 10% of their machines; but they also risked their relationship with the OS of choice for the remaining 90%. Right now they have sweet deals with Microsoft, the machines work well with Linux and everyone is happy. Except us Linux geeks who have seen the best opportunity as of yet come and go.
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Risked their relationship? Posted Apr 6, 2009 22:42 UTC (Mon) by dmarti (subscriber, #11625) [Link] Risked their relationship? Remember, the only companies that MSFT treats with respect are those that have somehow shown their capability and willingness to go Linux. (Matthew 18:12 Marketing?)
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