“So! Selling Linux? How do you sell something people are used to
getting for free? How do you justify the “rise in price”? Answer?
Give them something they can’t get for free! Simple answer, tough
execution, especially in the software world!“You’ve got to “Specialize”. The advantage that Linux has is
that it can be molded into various shapes and sizes, to perform a
hundred different dedicated tasks. Why not make a dedicated “TV/
Personal Video Recorder Distribution” with some real quality
interfaces thrown in and sell it for $70 (including a Tuner card
and a USB Memory stick that boots Linux / PVR)…”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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