Glad to see non-Windows machine actually cheaper.

Glad to see non-Windows machine actually cheaper.

Posted Jul 10, 2003 3:08 UTC (Thu) by thompsot (guest, #12368)
In reply to: Glad to see non-Windows machine actually cheaper. by StevenCole
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You go, Steven. I was very disappointed that Dell let MS's typical veiled threats deter them from their Linux offerings. It's time for hardware vendors to sell hardware based on CUSTOMER needs/wants, not software vendors' needs/wants (especially convicted illegal monopolist software vendors, widely known for bullying hardware vendors into exclusive contracts). If software vendors want to sell products to the customer, they need to sell them based on the quality of the product and customer demand. MS has piggy-backed on hardware vendors since the release of DOS, and they don't want to have to start earning their keep the old fashioned way now. It's going to be up to hardware vendors to swat MS off every now and then, and give customers the choice... then we'll truly see market demand in action.

I don't think HP and Dell would be gingerly tiptoeing into this market so slowly if there weren't some "consequences" they'll have to pay. IBM is diversified (and big) enough to tell MS Special Ops to take a hike... hopefully HP is now in enough markets that don't depend on MS software to do the same...

- T

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