Differences between Windows 7 and Ubuntu Market Models

Today, XP has become a reality in the "mini-book" market. What will happen in the future? In March 18, the British Ovum analyst LaurentLachal wrote that in the "mini-book" market, Linux has lost the opportunity (and, he said, "thegameisover "). But what is the truth? As you know, LaurentLachal's paradox is based on a survey report by the NPD analytics group. NPD says XP occupies more than 90% of the mini-market. Needle

Today, XP has become a reality in the "mini-book" market. What will happen in the future? In March 18, the English Ovum analyst Laurent Lachal wrote that in the mini-book market, Linux has lost the opportunity (and, he said, "the game is over "). But what is the truth?

As we all know, Laurent Lachal's paradox is based on a survey report by the NPD analytics group. NPD says XP occupies more than 90% of the mini-market. In response to the Lachal statement, the famous critic Matt Asay immediately stood up and opposed it. Asay's argument is that XP's "coming later" situation is caused by Microsoft's extremely low licensing fee (for example, $8 per set of XP) for mini-books OEMs, instead of the "man-machine interface" of Linux ". This situation will be reversed once Microsoft launches Windows 7. Because the cost of a "mini-book" hardware is less than $200, while the OEM licensing fee for Windows 7 is far more than $8 per set (its retail price is $199 ), the cost of software and hardware is not proportional. Everyone knows this.

In October March 17, critics Matt Asay and Chris Kenyon, head of global OEM services for Ubuntu, held a "Long Night Talk" (in fact, over two hours ), I know that a "mini" revolution is quietly going on, and it is not known to outsiders. What is the situation? Let's just put it bluntly: At present, all the "mini-books" OEMs are "refining internal efforts" to quietly and thoroughly test and improve the Ubuntu system, once necessary, the corresponding (Ubuntu) product will be launched immediately to fill the market gap. Therefore, the question is: How can I determine the OEM price for Windows 7? Ubuntu has revealed the bottom card: OEM pricing is strictly zero. If Microsoft is determined to work hard with Ubuntu and continue to maintain the "ultra-low price" policy, isn't it a pleasure for global users (that is, Microsoft serves people all over the world )? Why Ubuntu? For this reason, do not really thank Ubuntu? In any case, this "Mini-revolution" has already happened, and it is quietly in the... (I can't say it)

Someone told me that all the "mini-books" shanzhai machine owners are optimistic about Linux. The "mini-book" of the shanzhai machine is really amazing. The price is less than RMB 1 million. Who would be able to rival a mountain stockade with a self-boot USB flash drive? The current problem is that the Ubuntu Chinese community needs to be strengthened and must be supported by local Chinese enterprises (not Canonical China ). We should admit that Ubuntu's culture is not thorough enough, and sometimes an English dialog box appears occasionally. At the same time, Ubuntu's Chinese technical documents are not comprehensive enough, in particular, there is a lack of Chinese "Ubuntu dummies" (similar to "Ubuntu for non-geeks ). I think the Linux service industry in China should not be a few enterprises. Everyone can do it. Recently, I have bought several Windows books, learned how to express them, and prepared to contact some Chinese instructors in the middle school to write a Ubuntu dumb book, dummies are not eligible to write books.

(Note: To be honest, compared with the new version of Ubuntu, Windows 7 is not a technical level, but a similar market model. Shanzhai mobile phones, although not on the table, almost all migrant workers (male and female) like to play with this stuff .)