Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 12th May 2008 17:40 UTC
Last week, we reported on a peculiar price difference in Australia between the Linux and Windows versions of the Asus Eee PC 900, the new model in the Eee line. The Windows model was 50 USD cheaper than the Linux model - the Linux model did have a bigger hard drive, but interestingly, the version with the smaller hard drive was not available as a Linux machine. This gave rise to speculation that Microsoft had been putting pressure on Asus to favour Windows XP over Linux. It appears Microsoft's assault in this segment of the market goes deeper than just Asus and the Eee alone.
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Member since:2005-11-11
I was thinking about that too! Since when was Xandros a non-profit organisation or some kind of saintly charity.
For all we know, they could have been charging an unusually high price for their software and/or services to Asus in the belief that there was little to no competition, and that could explain part of the reason for the size of the price difference.
Member since:2007-10-11
But isn't Xandros GPL? (I have no idea)
If it's the case, that means that appart from support, and the initial cost to adapt it to the eeepc, each new copy cost Asus $0.
If not, they can switch to Mandriva tomorow, since it fully supports the eeepc as is, right now.
Edited 2008-05-13 13:43 UTC
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2005-09-27
Remember, there now already exists a Version of Linux which is custom - taylored to the Asus EeePC. Hence, the per-unit cost of Linux is US$ 0.- for every additional computer sold.
And who told you that the cost of the Linux OS they are using is US$ 0.-?