Linked by John Munsch on Mon 30th Dec 2002 19:05 UTC
Why do it? I am asked this question more often than I expected, even by existing Linux users who I expected to know as well as I the reasons for building a next-generation desktop Linux for the home user. So here are some of my reasons for thinking that we must spend the effort to create a better desktop on Linux than any existing version now has. Editor's Note: Due to a technical glitch, the first segment of this article was ommitted for some readers. If you missed the "why" section, before, you can read it now.
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I guess it would depend on what market you went for. When I sold computers (I owned the business), I specialised in machines that were $NZ5000 plus. That is, systems running a *NIX/*BSD or Linux, with quality components like serverworks chipset motherboard, ECC memory, dual Xeon etc etc.
If your father sells to Joe Blow, I think the best he can hope for, is 15% of consumers wanting a machine with Linux. Until companies move to a non-Microsoft alternative, people won't move.