On Fri, Nov 26, 1999 at 09:43:19AM -0500, Chris Morton wrote:
> And of course it is starting to change, since major hardware vendors
> are now offering Linux as an option. A consumer friendly version of
> Linux on bargain machines would be VERY attractive.
It might be attractive, but who is selling this retail (not
mailorder)? Not yet I think. As far as mailorder, I suspect the linux
sales are a pittance at this point. The only ones buying are those
already using linux and want a new box would be my guess.
> Besides, it isn't enough to just be pre-installed on new machines.
> The goal should be to replace existing Win9x installations on
> previously purchased machines.
The overwhelming number of users, wind up using whatever is on the box
when they get it. The only ones who are going to switch to another OS
are the technically inclined. This will not get linux into the
mainstream by itself. Installing any OS from scratch is beyond most
users.
.02
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