Follow Up to "Linux's Achilles Heel"

donheff writes "Fred Langa has posted an Informationweek online followup to his "Linux's Achilles Heel" column that drew a lot of attention on slashdot recently. He responds to several of the most common criticisms and 'posits that high-priced commercial Linux vendors are on a suicidal course, unless they lower prices to accentuate their advantages over Windows.'"

Will they?

[Cyclopedian]

From the article:
To me, the answer is obvious: The commercial Linuxes should reduce their prices. That will instantly reduce the expectations of the end-user community and avoid the direct comparison to Windows' level of support. Linux will again be a bargain, and issues like incomplete hardware support and other rough edges will matter much less.

Commerical linux companies that have a bunch of support and execs willing to lower prices to make linux itself a bargain while lowering their profit margin and revenue?

I think I'll see a gramatically correct slashdot article before that happens.

-Cyc

Achilles Heel?

[Himring]

Achilles Heel?

That Linux is a terrible actor with a great body?

...Don't hurt me! I'm not the one making the Troy references!...

Err ...

[hattig]

Aren't the high-priced Linux systems meant for those people who don't care what they get, as long as they pay a lot for it? (bosses who won't get free/low priced stuff because they see it as 'cheap') I thought they included a lot of support over competing products as well.

Re:Linux's True Achilles Heel:

[ReyTFox]

Wait.....so are you a plant too?

Re:Achilles Heel?

[Mad Bad Rabbit]

isnt this more like David and Goliath?

[David] "I don't understand it, Goliath. I've prayed and prayed, but God won't make my soundcard work on Linux."

[Goliath] "Woof! I only know Windows, Da-vey. We should go ask Pastor Bob."

...

[Pastor Bob] "... So you see, Davey, God didn't answer your prayer, because it's something He wants you to do for yourself. You need to write your own device-driver for that sound card."

[David] "Gee, now I understand. Thanks, Pastor Bob!"

[Goliath] "Woof!"