[ILUG] Amazon

[John Allen]

Twomey_Mark at emc.com wrote:

>         -----Original Message-----
>         From:   Lars Hecking [SMTP:lhecking at nmrc.ucc.ie]
>         Sent:   26 January 2000 13:11
>         To:     ilug at linux.ie
>         Subject:        Re: [ILUG] Amazon
>
> >I hardly belive this kind of stoneage capitalism benefits anyone.
>
> Everytime you by a quality product at a low price, think of how many other
> companies probably made the same product before they got squished by the
> current market leader, and while the squishing was happening the price was
> rapidly dropping.
>
> Do you really think Netscape would have allowed free downloads of
> Communicator if Microsoft had not    given IE away for free?
> Look at Linux, the community has forced both Sun and Be's hand. Be is moving
> away from the desktop market and Sun is giving Solaris 8 away sans license
> fee to both consumers and corporate customers.
> The OS market is turning into a warzone.
> Who win's?
> We do.
>
> Transmeta fires a shot across Intel's bow and two days later Chipzilla cuts
> prices.
> Who win's?
> We do.
>

In the case of Linux we all win, no one business entity will profit from Linux
to
the detriment of other business. In Transmeta's case its not that clearcut,
they
are out to cut a big hole in Intel's profits. Though at least they are after a
market
niche that Intel has not handled well at all.

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