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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!qns3.qns.com!imci4!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!mail2news.alias.net!myriad!mylinuxbox!suck!netcom.com!stephenk From: stephenk@netcom.com (Stephen Knilans) Subject: Re: Why to not buy Matrox Millennium Message-ID: <stephenkDpCt4A.LxJ@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <4joi3n$bvb@news.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE> <3160B82E.7A888907@ids2.idsonline.com> <4jv7of$m5t@park.uvsc.edu> Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 20:04:58 GMT Lines: 26 Sender: stephenk@netcom9.netcom.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.development.apps:14010 comp.os.linux.development.system:20503 comp.os.linux.x:28313 comp.os.linux.hardware:35173 comp.os.linux.setup:48595 comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc:409 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:2939 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:2707 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:16483 In article <4jv7of$m5t@park.uvsc.edu> Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> writes: >Eric Vought <adfh@ids2.idsonline.com> wrote: >] > Linux is by no means a commercially usable product. It has too many >] >] That's an interesting theory... I'll be sure to mention it to my boss. >] I've been using Linux for development work (fielding applications on >] other platforms) for a while. I was under the impression that it was >] working well. > > >You are a developer. You represent zero market segment (I can say >this; I am also a developer). If they TRULY believe this, then I ***DARE*** them to remove windows drivers, and tell bill gates they won't support his companies products! He IS just a developer! >Now if you were a VP at Ingram or Egghead, they would care. WHY? Egghead and Ingram do NOTHING to generate sales! They are market driuen. Their WHOLE job is buying what they THINK the customer will, and then selling at a markup! The customer buys what they think will best run that "zero market" developers software!