Lindows.com plans flat-fees for OEMs (Register)
The Register has some details about
what lies ahead from Lindows.com.
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Instead of the usual per-unit fees, systems builders will pay a $500 monthly membership fee, which will entitle them to install the LindowsOS operating system on an unlimited number of computer systems. Lindows.com is also stating that there will be no volume commitments for system builders that sign up to the program, and no software activation codes requiring tracking and auditing."
Posted Jun 25, 2002 20:35 UTC (Tue)
by crow (guest, #96)
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With GPL software, you're not really selling the software but support. In an OEM situation, provided they make no end-user support commitment, the Linux vendor's responsibility is to support the OEM in getting the distribution to work with their hardware. The cost of doing that is independent of the number of units shipped.
This makes sense.Makes sense