[mdlug] Marketing Linux

[Garry Stahl]

Michael wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 11:55 PM, Michael Corral <micorral at comcast.net> wrote:
>   
>> 2011-01-24, Monsieur David Lane a ecrit:
>>     
>>> IF you had the budget how would you promote Linux?
>>>       
>> Bribery. I'd offer $5000 to every person who installed Linux on
>> their home and work PCs. Linux adoption would follow.
>>
>> Michael
>>     
>
> On that note, has anyone had any luck with computer manufacturers to
> remove the Window's tax along with the OEM software from new
> computers? I have heard that with a lot of patience and several phone
> calls to Dell this can be arranged with some computers, but have never
> tried first hand.
>
> How much can you save without purchasing a licence to Windows?
>
> I think that if it were easy to opt out and people could get ~$100,
> linux adoption would really pick up. The key to that statement is
> easy. Perhaps a knowledge base with how to remove the MS tax on
> computers would help.
>   
MS is getting sued in Italy for exactly this matter as of right now. 
No, they don't make it easy.  One reason I don't buy appliance computers.

However Mom & Pop usually don't have the acumen to assemble their own
computer.  I understand this.  It should be as easy as one phone call to
a toll free number.  It obviously is not.  And short of twisting their
arms MS is not going to make it easy.  It is not in their interest to do
so. 

How much can you save?  My Lenovo T-61 was $100.00 cheaper with Novel
software than with Microsoft.  That included support.  Not a guess, that
is the change in the price tag when we selected  SLED as the OS.


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