Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 03/29/07 06:15, Max Hyre wrote: > > Ron Johnson wrote: > >> There will be a limited number of models and they'll be more > >> expensive (if for no other reason than companies like Symantec > >> can't sell ad space on a Linux desktop). > > > > Why the devil shouldn't they be able to sell ad space to > > Symantec? (I presume that's what you mean.) > > > > There's no reason in the world at all they shouldn't put up a > > Gnome desktop with icons offering AOL, Symantec, or Joe's Bar & > > Grill, so long as a) AOL et al. give them (Dell) money, and b) AOL > > writes a version which runs on GNU/Linux. If enough folks buy > > these boxes, it may become worth AOL's while. After all, Dell's > > got to sell to Aunt Tillie, too, if this thing's going to fly. > > There's no AOL client for Linux and no need for Symantec anti-virus > products. > > IOW, sure they could try to sell add space on the Linux desktop, but > who would buy it? Oracle? Veritas?
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