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Linspire CEO: Let Linux compete to keep market fair | |
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| Time: 09:02 EST/14:02 GMT | News Source: E-Mail | Posted By: Brian Kvalheim | ||
Don't be fooled by a sweetheart deal, said Linspire CEO Michael Robertson. Companies -- and government organizations -- deliberating whether to buy Windows or Linux may find themselves tempted by a sweet price cut from Microsoft. But, Robertson cautioned, this may be the proverbial free first hit -- after which the customer becomes hooked, and the price, in one form or another, soars higher and higher. After the stirrings that Microsoft might be gaining a contract with the Dutch government caught his attention, he posted an open offer to the Dutch prime minister, proposing that he could sell them a superior desktop operating system at a lower price. In this interview, Robertson sounds off on Microsoft's business strategies around the world, and the tide that is flowing toward Linux. | ||
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| #1 By 9589 (66.26.231.95) at 12/20/2004 12:04:55 PM |
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I am confused, is Robertson talking about the soaring price of *nix or Microsoft? While on an inflation adjusted basis Microsft products have gone down in price; *nix "prices" have soared!
Oh, yeah, never mind, those soaring *nix prices are just part of the $35B by 2008 that IDC is forecasting! lol Meanwhile, Robertson is quoted as saying, in part, "proposing that he could sell them a superior desktop operating system at a lower price." So, we can only gather that the crap that passes for software that he sells is "superior" to, for example, Microsoft Windows XP Professional? Oh, yeah, sure. OK. Belch! Fart! The comedy that is posted on this web site never ends! |
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