Re: [ossig] Business Model

["lks" <lks@webpres.com.my>]

Selling a bland desktop woudn't be much use but you can sell preconfigured
routers, mail servers, etc. to sms

> With most distro, you do get 90 days support through the web or phone.
> Still though, how many SMI and home user would bother ? I can see
> plenty of people will just download or buy the bootleg version.
>
>
> On Tuesday, December 31, 2002, at 01:12 AM, Vincent Lee wrote:
>
> > How about selling it at a higher price, but provide
> > onsite configuration, after sales telephone support,
> > viable?
> > So, the hardware + linux installation is only value
> > added, but the service/consultancy is the core
> > services to be provided.
> >
> >  --- Seah Hong Yee <hongyee@polyscientific.com.my>
> > wrote: > Problem is with OSS, many can just as easily
> >> download and make copies
> >> and sell. Few Linux packagers are making money
> >> unless they move
> >> upmarket to corporate computing.  Seriously
> >> speaking, to really support
> >> OSS, perhaps we should buy boxed set once in a while
> >> just to support
> >> our favourite distro.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Monday, December 30, 2002, at 03:16 PM, Dinesh
> >> Nair wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, 29 Dec 2002, Colin Charles  wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Somehow, OSS for the end user seems to be a
> >> little hard to drive in.
> >>>> After all, these end users (the home users) can
> >> pick up a pirated copy
> >>>
> >>> but OSS for the SMI/SME market is where it's at. i
> >> think it's large
> >>> enough
> >>> that another effort to complement cy lan's
> >> shouldnt be discouraged.
> >>> think
> >>> of all this family run businesses which can't
> >> afford a 4-way compaq
> >>> server, but want the power of linux.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Regards,                           /\_/\   "All
> >> dogs go to heaven."
> >>> dinesh@alphaque.com                (0 0)
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