[oclug] Microsoft Partners Guide to Competing with Linux

[bbarnett at L8R.net]

On 30-Aug-2001 Bill Omer wrote:
> <snip>
>>The success of linux depends
>> on the ability to sell it.
>>
>> In other words, marketing.
> </snip>
> 
> Speaking of Linux marketing, I was just looking for a new modem (lighting
> struck and blew mine out of the water) and I saw an internal pci usr modem
> which says in bold letters on the box "Linux Supported!".   I didn't get to
> read up to much on the modem its self, but I'm guessing its a winmodem that
> has a Linux port of the software needed to run the hardware.   It's kind of
> nice to see more and more companies making their products Linux compatible
> (and marketing it as well).
> 
> -Bill


Quite nice!  I wish there was a way that companies could get a good level of
feedback on how many people were buying their modems / etc because of linux
compat / listing the compatibility on the box.

Hmm, then again, it may not be at this point in the game, but soon I hope.....



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