Awesome, I'm glad someone's still going to be a pain in the ass on these issues.
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LeonardoWake up and smell the glaciersEagle River, AlaskaIcrontian
edited December 2009
I like their spirit and wish them success, but I have doubts about their [new] business model.
Do they really have an understanding of who their prospective customers might be? It just seems to me, a computer user knowledgeable enough to would most likely install it himself. Their is no clamoring in the marketplace for home computers preloaded with Linux. The netbook offerings of a couple years back, preloaded with Linux (Ubunto, I believe) turned out to be a commercial flop. Also, Wal-Mart carried a budget brand of Linux-loaded desktops for a while. That experiment was short-lived.
Additionally, it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that the market's desire for OS-X, at least by traditional Windows users, might abate somewhat, due to the release of Windows 7. I know that I have less interest in OS-X now that I'm running Windows 7 64.
So what is Psystar really offering that will attract enough attention - read dollars - that will keep them solvent?
One wonders if the entire Psystar business model was to challenge Apple. They had to know going in that this day would come. I agree with them in principle, but I am afraid their efforts are futile.
I disagree with your assessment Leonardo. Just look at system76. They have made a nice little business for themselves out of selling hardware preloaded with Linux. There are people out there, myself included, that want to be able to buy a prebuilt system (especially laptops or netbooks) without giving our cash over to Microsoft. Even if it's the same price, I would rather buy hardware without a Windows license when I don't need it on principle alone. If they make good solid hardware, there are people out there who will buy it.
I wonder why Psystar doesn't relocate there business to another country where apple couldn't sue them. They have a name somewhat built and could just ship the pc's to the US.
Doesn't matter where they manufacture the computers, the injunction prevents them from SELLING them in the US. Same thing happened to Buffalo a while back. There was an injunction against selling their routers in the US thus no US outlet would sell them and it becomes illegal to import them to the US.
Hey, laugh all you want, there's a significant number of people that would do the same thing. I don't like paying for something I'm not going to use. If I get a netbook, for instance, I know I won't run Windows on it so why would I want to pay for a Windows license?
and you'll notice that I didn't spell Microsoft with a dollar sign. I'm not against using their products, when they release decent ones, I'm just against being forced to buy a license for it when I'm not going to use it. Also, bit off-track now aren't we cockbags?
Thrax
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Do they really have an understanding of who their prospective customers might be? It just seems to me, a computer user knowledgeable enough to would most likely install it himself. Their is no clamoring in the marketplace for home computers preloaded with Linux. The netbook offerings of a couple years back, preloaded with Linux (Ubunto, I believe) turned out to be a commercial flop. Also, Wal-Mart carried a budget brand of Linux-loaded desktops for a while. That experiment was short-lived.
Additionally, it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that the market's desire for OS-X, at least by traditional Windows users, might abate somewhat, due to the release of Windows 7. I know that I have less interest in OS-X now that I'm running Windows 7 64.
So what is Psystar really offering that will attract enough attention - read dollars - that will keep them solvent?
^That
Also.