At one time the commodore 64 was a fairly popular product:-) For those of you too young to remember it was a computer you could plug into your TV and play games and do homework on:-) Could the PS3 move into this niche?
From a strategy perspective this makes total sense for Sony. Microsoft is funding their attack on Sony's market with the monopoly rents they are earning from their other business (Windows/Office). If Sony can get kids used to using Linux and the other open source applications it can be another way of chipping away at Microsoft's source of funds. People tend to use what they are familar with which is why Bill is always willing to pay fines in the form of giving software to schools.
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At one time the commodore 64 was a fairly popular product :-) For those of you too young to remember it was a computer you could plug into your TV and play games and do homework on :-) Could the PS3 move into this niche?
From a strategy perspective this makes total sense for Sony. Microsoft is funding their attack on Sony's market with the monopoly rents they are earning from their other business (Windows/Office). If Sony can get kids used to using Linux and the other open source applications it can be another way of chipping away at Microsoft's source of funds. People tend to use what they are familar with which is why Bill is always willing to pay fines in the form of giving software to schools.