[Am-info] Gateway Official Hits Microsoft Licensing In Testimony

[Joe Moore]

On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 10:45:00AM -0500, John J. Urbaniak wrote:
> Felmon Davis wrote:
> > I hope so but this hypothetical scenario assumes both sufficient
> > demand for other operating systems and a good cost/profit balance:
> > OEMs must find that the market is willing to bear whatever it costs
> > them to install Linux, OS/2 or whatever. (I'm having a hard time
> > filling out the 'whatever' with plausible candidates.)
> >
> 
> The "cost" should be the true cost, not only the cost of installing, but
> the cost of supporting and maintaining.

If the OEM is involved beyond installation, then they need to consider the
ongoing costs as well.

If they do not offer support for the OS (hardware only, for example) then
they do not need to look any further than the license&installation
cost.  (Well, and the extra penalties MS will impose ATM)
Very few PC vendors would fall into this category.

--Joe