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Authored by: cc0028 on Wednesday, June 06 2012 @ 02:57 PM EDT |
I agree with you. Telling people they'll have to build their own is a sure fire
way of ensuring people never try Linux. It even beats telling them they'll have
to pay more.
What's more, articles like this give MS the perfect get out. "Of course
consumers have a choice. They can build their own. Read this article by an
Open Source advocate..."
Cheers
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Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, June 06 2012 @ 03:24 PM EDT |
> They put restrictions on ARM computers
No they don't, they only put restrictions on their customers, the OEMs. If the
OEMs want to build ARM devices and keep their 'discounts' on all other Windows
machines then they will have to lock down the ARM devices.
This has no effect on makers who do not have contracts with MS.
The more interesting issue is with ARM servers. Because ARM is much more
efficient in Watts per MIPS and because they can also be turned off to almost
zero power usage they are much cheaper to run due to less electricity, less air
conditioning. A server cabinet can take a few hundred or thousand ARM CPUs. HP
make some of these.
WOA/WinRT may well be pushed by MS to run on these. But who would buy this if
all that can run is phone apps ? And who would buy Windows on a per CPU basis
for a cabinet of ARM CPUs ?
Of course Intel and MS will want to kill of these ARM servers, but I doubt that
will happen.
What is more likely is that OEMs will tell MS that they no longer care about the
'discount'. They will simply increase the price of Windows PCs to cover that and
will sell Linux, Android and WebOS machines alongside without the MS 'tax' so
they will be hundreds of dollars cheaper.
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