<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Michael Mol <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mikemol@gmail.com">mikemol@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 3:49 PM, <<a href="mailto:eric@erichartwell.net">eric@erichartwell.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> its not about asus boards, but their blatant "windows is best" claims right on their home page. This is from a company who makes a linux netbook then says eepc is better with winders.<br>
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> our advocate tends to show more when companies say those things.<br>
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<br>
A) The average user doesn't know the difference between familiarity<br>
and superiority, either on a philosophical or technical level.<br>
<br>
B) Just like Wal-Mart before them, ASUS discovered that slashing<br>
system costs by using a free operating system doesn't fly well when<br>
people expect that operating system's interface and software set to be<br>
identical to the XP-running eMachine sitting on their desk, and if<br>
they can't settle in within a day, it's a waste of time.<br>
<br>
C) When you're marketing to someone, short and punchy is key; You're<br>
not going to get most people to sit down and read a whitepaper and<br>
make an informed decision. A one-sentence tagline with a lot of punch<br>
can actually be read, and might even stick.<br>
<br>
Instead of "We put an operating system on it that has software and<br>
interfaces you're more familiar with and will be easier for your<br>
instant-gratification-demanding mind to get accustomed to," they say<br>
"It's better with Windows."<br>
<br>
Honestly, I'd sooner blame the people who refuse to learn new things<br>
or Read The Manual than I'd blame a company that has a bottom line to<br>
consider. ASUS has an incredible track record of open firmware and<br>
following the GPL. You can't say that for any of the other embedded<br>
device manufacturers. Someone in technical authority at ASUS must<br>
have been pushing for Linux for quite some time. I hope the eeePC<br>
consumer backlash didn't get them bumped.<br>
<font color="#888888"></font></blockquote><div><br>For more info on this topic see: <br><a href="http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Issues/2009/105/LITTLE-AND-BIG">http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Issues/2009/105/LITTLE-AND-BIG</a><br>
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:wq<br>
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