The Japanese generally don't like American companies invading their turf. We already knew it wasn't going to do too well in Japan. The Xbox is a superior console than the PS2. That's clearly viewed when PS2 ports run better on the Xbox than the way they were originally created for PS2.
I was thinking the same. People just comment without having a clue. Windows 64 bit has been out for sometime now on Itanium servers. When AMD releases CLAWHAMMER and SLEDGEHAMMER is that 64 bit Linux and Windows will shine.
Do you guys have even considered as a possibility that Linux is plain and simple a NIGHTMARE to a tech support department. These OEMS get a sweet deal on copies of Windows per machine and is nothing compared to the cost of Windows at retail. What Dell esentially sells is an OUT OF BOX EXPERIENCE that has given the company the reputation it has today. At the end of it all it is cheaper for them to ship and support Windows(including selling additional accesories) than to ship and support Linux flavors on the desktop consumer market. The other option would be OSFREE machines which would be corporate suicide for Dell. And Studies have shown that Linux computer gurus in the most part would prefer to build their own machines anyway. They are still offering Linux on servers because that is what Linux excels at.
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The Japanese generally don't like American companies invading their turf. We already knew it wasn't going to do too well in Japan. The Xbox is a superior console than the PS2. That's clearly viewed when PS2 ports run better on the Xbox than the way they were originally created for PS2.
I was thinking the same. People just comment without having a clue. Windows 64 bit has been out for sometime now on Itanium servers. When AMD releases CLAWHAMMER and SLEDGEHAMMER is that 64 bit Linux and Windows will shine.
Do you guys have even considered as a possibility that Linux is plain and simple a NIGHTMARE to a tech support department. These OEMS get a sweet deal on copies of Windows per machine and is nothing compared to the cost of Windows at retail. What Dell esentially sells is an OUT OF BOX EXPERIENCE that has given the company the reputation it has today. At the end of it all it is cheaper for them to ship and support Windows(including selling additional accesories) than to ship and support Linux flavors on the desktop consumer market. The other option would be OSFREE machines which would be corporate suicide for Dell. And Studies have shown that Linux computer gurus in the most part would prefer to build their own machines anyway. They are still offering Linux on servers because that is what Linux excels at.