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What could happen to demand if you dropped $150 from the price of a machine that would serve the needs of those average users?
by hluska 8y ago
What could happen to demand if you dropped $150 from the price of a machine that would serve the needs of those average users?
- belltaco 8y agoWindows costs the OEM much less, it's almost free when you add in the money they get from bundling software like antivirus trials etc.which they won't get from installing Linux or selling without an OS. Also their support staff are trained to handle Windows. Adding Linux to the mix will increase costs.
- jarfil 8y agoWhat would happen is the Asus Eee, which got such a high rate of returned units from people who didn't understand Linux that it ultimately got canceled.
- meekins 8y agoI wonder what's the rate with current Chromebooks for example? The UX of the distro chosen for EEE PCs (unfortunately I don't remember the name anymore) was really strange and something that was alien for users of any mainstream Windows, Linux or Mac desktop. I wonder if it could have succeeded better with something like Xubuntu instead.
- zaarn 8y agoMost likely, the price would drop no more than 10$. OEMs don't pay much to Microsoft.