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is that a question?is that a question?Posted Apr 9, 2009 18:47 UTC (Thu) by eean (guest, #50420)In reply to: Another Look At Linux Netbook Return Statistics (bMighty.com) by jspaleta Parent article: Another Look At Linux Netbook Return Statistics (bMighty.com)
I've never heard of a netbook OEM not hiring someone else to do the
software.
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is that a question? Posted Apr 9, 2009 19:32 UTC (Thu) by jspaleta (subscriber, #50639) [Link]
Sure, and when the first traditional "mobile" devices started to run linux hardware vendors initially partnered with linux integrators...but things evolve. For example Motorola eventually unveiled its own linux platform for its mobile devices: http://www.motorola.com/content.jsp?globalObjectId=8411
and now things are evolving again as motorola looks at android as a platform. http://phandroid.com/2008/09/28/motorola-android-team-350... The point however is, is that over time Motorola has a device manufacturer has made a larger and larger investment in in-house manpower the deeper their commitment to a linux based operating system has become.
The evolution of the OEM netbook experience could take a similar turn as the OEMs in that space become more aware of where the real value lies in going with linux..direct control over what the device experience is for customers.
This could be more true of the upcoming ARM based device OEMs, which are going to end up marketinging their products narrowly as tailored web-centric devices more than general purpose computing devices to differentiate them from the intel atom based devices which can run a full windows desktop. The ARM manufacturers may have more of an incentive to take more control of the software stack and push software where they need it to go to get that tailored experience.
-jef
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