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It was a big week for our favorite technology last week, as true believers no doubt already know. Not only was Linux 2.6.27 released -- causing no small amount of discussion on Slashdot -- but the operating system itself also turned 17 years old. The Linux Journal article noting that momentous day had already received well more than a thousand Diggs by Friday, in addition to nearly 300 comments in the Slashdot world and plenty more beyond.
Fortunately, Most People Have Yet to Buy Their First PC
Posted by: pogson 2008-10-13 06:23:44 In reply to: Katherine Noyes
The emerging markets can afford to buy the small netbooks. They are not locked-in, do not have their favourite app for M$, and are free to choose hardware and software on price and performance. M$ is losing traction on its monopoly. HP is even selling the Mini-Note with the same hardware for GNU/Linux or that other OS with $100 price differential. China is now producing a home-grown netbook that sells for $98. M$ has nowhere to hide.
GNU/Linux share is growing rapidly. All the netbook makers are maxed-out and supply-chain-limited. About half these machines are shipped with GNU/Linux and as competition heats up those OEMs who wish to stay in the game will continue to ship GNU/Linux. BRIC countries alone will be larger than the existing markets in a few years' time. M$ will have to cut prices seriously, as they already have in those markets, and make a product that will run properly on the netbooks. Some distros already are customized for netbooks. The dinosaur cannot readily adapt to changing conditions. They may keep a lot of their present market forever but they are out of the running in the rest of the world. The question is moot. GNU/Linux is ready for the mass market and is out there doing business in a big way.
GNU/Linux share is growing rapidly. All the netbook makers are maxed-out and supply-chain-limited. About half these machines are shipped with GNU/Linux and as competition heats up those OEMs who wish to stay in the game will continue to ship GNU/Linux. BRIC countries alone will be larger than the existing markets in a few years' time. M$ will have to cut prices seriously, as they already have in those markets, and make a product that will run properly on the netbooks. Some distros already are customized for netbooks. The dinosaur cannot readily adapt to changing conditions. They may keep a lot of their present market forever but they are out of the running in the rest of the world. The question is moot. GNU/Linux is ready for the mass market and is out there doing business in a big way.
It dosen't matter what Linux you have installed lack of directions for use is a problem for the new user. I had installed Linux on my wife's laptop and everything was great for months until she wanted to add to the family tree.......... OOPS! not happening. So much as I hate it I had to reinstall XP so she could do her thing.
Yes if there was a video of "how to" included on the desktop it would improve things.
Linux even if you are only a partial geek is easy & fun but most office folks have to call the IT guy if their mouse is unplugged and their IT guy dosen't do Linux anyway, They buy what they are used to using, go figure.
Yes if there was a video of "how to" included on the desktop it would improve things.
Linux even if you are only a partial geek is easy & fun but most office folks have to call the IT guy if their mouse is unplugged and their IT guy dosen't do Linux anyway, They buy what they are used to using, go figure.
