Text 52641, 33 rader
Skriven 2009-01-12 18:17:05 av Robert Fowler (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 52624 av Alan Zisman (1:123/789.0)
Ärende: Win 7 first impressions
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Alan Zisman -> Robert Fowler wrote:

 AZ> While Apple has been successful, since releasing OSX in 2000 (more or
 AZ> less) to
 AZ> get its user base to buy $99 new versions every 18-30 months (aside from
 AZ> the free release of OS X 10.1), Microsoft would gain a lot of
 AZ> much-needed positive spin by offering Win 7 free- but only to people who
 AZ> purchased Vista (or got it pre-installed on a new PC); this positive
 AZ> spin might help encourage the millions of XP users who have been
 AZ> avoiding Vista to look more kindly on upgrading to Win 7, thus producing
 AZ> a positive cash flow overall. At least that's the theory!

 AZ> Alternatively- for both MS and Apple... charge something in the ballpark
 AZ> of $20 to upgraders from the previous version.

 AZ> With free (as in beer) operating systems gaining traction-- and pirated
 AZ> copies of commercial software widely available, both sold on the street
 AZ> in 3rd world countries and via BitTorrent sites,companies like
 AZ> Microsoft and Apple need to rethink pricing... especially when releasing
 AZ> products like Win 7 (and Snow Leopard) that really are glorified service
 AZ> packs.

The argument makes sense, but I have no idea what their cash flow issues are
with respect to production timetables.  My suspicion is that the preponderance
of the market is naive and exploitable.  Factor in new machines, and the task
is even simpler.

Regards,

Robert Fowler

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