Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 18:05:21 -0600 From: Don Wilde <Don@Silver-Lynx.com> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Linux markets (Was: Microsoft giving back to FreeBSD !!) Message-ID: <3B3E6941.C822FFB3@Silver-Lynx.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0106271129170.46208-100000@heorot.1nova.com> <3B3A2E2F.A74DDCC8@pitt.edu> <3B3A2ECF.6FECA0E3@Silver-Lynx.com> <20010630061123.E20203@hades.hell.gr> <3B3DD475.B44E9882@Silver-Lynx.com> <15166.21045.915907.930733@guru.mired.org>
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Mike Meyer wrote: > > Don Wilde <Don@Silver-Lynx.com> types: > > The reality is that the Linux/BSD/BEos/XXX market IS tiny > > except for those outside the "West", and they don't pay cash. > > "Tiny" doesn't mean "worthless". Adobe is still developing and > maintaining Frame for Solaris, HP-UX and AIX, at least on non-intel > hardware. The the Windows and MacIntosh versions may be required to > make the Unix version pay for itself. > Granted, but Solaris and HP-UX and AIX users are used to paying for s/w, and have been brainwashed into believing that payware is going to be better than freeware. As have their bosses who approve the invoices. -- Don Wilde http://www.Silver-Lynx.com Silver Lynx Embedded Microsystems Architects 2218 Southern Bl. Ste. 12 Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-4175 FAX 891-4185 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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