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They are giving OS for free, no?

• actionfromafar 5y ago
  Yeah, keep doing it, I meant. My mind was racing, but I see parallels to how Apple "gives away" the OS (really bundles), so MacOS does not have an apparent cost to end users. ElementaryOS could similarly do that while be the place to gather high quality graphical linux applications. And not only high quality, UX consistent. Such a shame if it fell down this close to success. It's really, really hard to start a 2-sided market. But it's almost like Elementary is activelly avoiding a run-away success. In a way it's like they are naturally a SAAS (curated app store) but they try very very hard to sell a product.
  • twblalock 5y ago
    If they do what you suggest, how will they make enough money to survive? Especially when other distros could just copy their features and give them away for free.
    • actionfromafar 5y ago
      They would be in no worse position they are now, the difference is that third party app developers could make money on their platform. For Elementary, it would mean the same or more cash. Likely more. I don't think it's apparent how little money ElementaryOS needs to thrive as a SAAS style business. They only need a few thousand sales a month through the app store to make a HUGE difference to their bottom line.