On Wednesday 17 September 2003 20:34, John Wilson wrote: > It all comes down to a chicken and egg argument. People who try Linux will > opt for RedHat or SuSE because it's on the shelves. Mandrake barely even > comes into it until some poor soul who bought RedHat suddenly realizes what > a pain in the ass it is to configure. Then they either give up or they'll > listen and download the ISO and try Mandrake. SuSE users don't have quite > the same problems getting going but they have their problems too. > > Meanwhile, I don't think this will get resolved here, sadly. But perhaps > Mandrake is listening. :-) > > ttfn > > John
Well as you state it, people getting interested go into shops and buy.....they don't buy Mandrake they buy Linux in general and RH and SuSe are there for the picking. Personally I think that distro's that come along with mags including a little handholding through an article is a more obvious way of starting. That's not on discussion here now, though. Linux should be in the shops on offer like any proper OS, in nice enticing boxes too and if RH and SuSE are willing to take the losses to do just that.....fine by me and good for them!:o) It's all just a matter of adding and substracting costs, revenues and profits. Good luck, HarM -- Mandrake HowTo's & more: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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