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Shuttleworth Tells Linux Users to Stop Being So Fussy For OEMs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the probably-good-advice-in-general dept.

Anonymous writes "Mark Shuttleworth says Linux users may need to stop being so fussy when putting demands on OEMs for pre-installed Linux PCs. CRN finds a response to Shuttleworth that seems to be both amusing and telling at the same time."

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  1. Umm... by kiwimate · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    +5 Insightful? Okay. But irrelevant to the actual article.

    Or, if you prefer, you extend it to hardware to say you're fussy enough that you will build your own system rather than buying a Dell/whatever.

    Put it the other way around: Dell did not get to be a hardware distributor to satisfy Mr. Dell's fussiness. It was to make a profit.

    The rest of the article follows on from there.

  2. Re:Razor thin gets wider with Linux by garcia · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Actually, the "Windows Tax" gets offset by vendors paying the manufacturers to install all kinds of demo crap on the Windows computers they sell. Remove the Windows Tax, and you also remove the Windows Tax Credit... A PC with a free OS will prolly cost more than the one with Windows on it.

    That will quickly stop when all the PC companies start offering it which will force MSFT to eat their own shit. They won't be the single game in town any longer which will force them to continue to "compete" by offering their discounts.