Star MSI: Wind Doing Well, Linux Version Not So Much
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 5th Oct 2008 21:21 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems The netbook craze is currently in full swing, with these small laptops being advertised everywhere (at least here in The Netherlands); in fact, you can already get netbooks with 3G from the mobile phone carriers at severely reduced prices (but with a one or two year contract, of course). Netbooks are also welcomed by the Linux community as the break they've been waiting for: many netbooks are available with Linux pre-installed. One of the more successful (and powerful) netbooks out there is MSI's Wind, which is also sold under different brand and model names by other companies. In an interview with LaptopMag, MSI's Director of US Sales Andy Tung, however, has some bad news for those that believe the netbook will be the foot in the door that the Linux desktop has been waiting for.
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MacTO
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2006-09-21

Although the above would have sounded like me 3 years ago - I disagree today. The reality is that Apple are growing a frantic pace. If people didn't like 'change' then no one would be considering moving to Mac.


The frantic growth of Mac OS is positively irrelevant at this point. The data that I've found suggests that the Macintosh user base has grown by a factor of three. That is phenomenal. But tripling the size of the Macintosh market means that the Windows market has shrunk by less than 10%. The fact that 10% of the market can adapt to change shouldn't be too surprising. What would surprise me is is 90% of the market adapted to change.

NOTE: those 20$ to 30% figures that I've seen around the web are pure nonsense in this case since they are based on revenues. The cheapest Mac is significantly more expensive than the cheapest PC. Even something like the integrated screen in the iMac will distort prices upwards in favour of Apple. It also says nothing of people who buy Macs and end up installing Windows once they decide that Mac OS X is not for them.

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