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Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want?

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Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> writes:

> Rich wrote:
>> http://www.techrepublic.com/article/will-linux-ever-be-able-to-give-consumers-what-they-want/
>>
>>     In the world of consumer electronics,
>
> I detect (at least a slight) illogicality: Linux isn't an item of
> consumer electronics.  Perhaps the article's author didn't say exactly
> what they mean?

Though my digital TV receiver/PVR runs Linux.  I know what you mean
though: this is a piece of consumer electronics, but the consumer of
Linux is not the customer but the device manufacturer.  Hence:

>>                                           if you don't give the buyer what
>>     they want, they'll go elsewhere. We've recently witnessed this with the
>>     Firefox browser. The consumer wanted a faster, less-bloated piece of
>>     [snip]

...who the buyer is matters.

-- 
Ben.

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Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-16 04:14 +0000
  Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-08-16 09:14 +0100
    Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-08-16 13:32 +0100
      Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-08-16 15:59 +0300
  Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-08-16 20:02 +0000
    Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-16 21:48 +0000
      Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-08-16 22:13 +0000
        Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> - 2014-08-16 22:43 +0000
        Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-16 23:52 +0000
  Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2014-08-17 14:38 +0100
    Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-08-17 15:04 +0100

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