The Agony and Ecstasy Of Becoming a Linux OEM

Posted by Zonk on Monday August 27, 2007 @07:19AM from the penguins-in-houses-always-staring dept.

jammag writes "An article at the site Datamation, entitled Becoming a Linux OEM: A Roadmap, talks about the challenges (and rewards) of selling hardware with Linux pre-installed — most likely a growth market in the years ahead. The interesting part is the description of how some smaller Linux OEMs have made it. The bottom line: surviving as a Linux OEM requires far more than making it as a Windows OEM. In particular, you have to make the systems idiot-proof for users who don't care a whit about what OS they're using."

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Re:most people just want what works by Dancindan84 · 2007-08-27 08:02 · Score: 0, Flamebait

The average user wants spyware and trojans.
Cancel or Allow?

Microsoft: "Allow"

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