“I've Heard Creditable Reports of Microsoft Offering XP at No Cost to OEMs”
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2008-11-01 15:57:17 UTC
- Modified: 2008-11-01 15:57:17 UTC
Windows is a Loser
Microsoft is losing money due to the emergence of competition from GNU/Linux. We mentioned this last week. The quote in the headline comes from the founder of Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth. He said this last week.
Watch the following good video of Dan Gillmor. We brought it up in the daily links just a few days ago. It explains how and why the cost of Windows can sink to zero.
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DOUGman
2008-11-01 17:27:18
...too bad companies are unaware of the possibility of price negotiation.
D.
Shane Coyle
2008-11-01 20:21:50
Anyhow, at the time MS was claiming pricing of $50 for Windows, $38 for Word and $36 for Excel.
Roy Schestowitz
2008-11-01 20:30:05
seller_liar
2008-11-01 20:34:15
Roy Schestowitz
2008-11-01 20:38:31
xISO_ZWT
2008-11-01 21:35:51
Roy Schestowitz
2008-11-01 21:53:20
http://joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/05/01.html http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/2008/06/10/SomeThoughtsOnJoelSpolskysLiveMeshRant.aspx
akf
2008-11-03 08:50:44
Roy Schestowitz
2008-11-03 08:55:12