[olug] $10 / 2GB MP3 player for Linux

Dave Rowe dave at roweware.com
Mon Jun 30 13:21:28 UTC 2008


I see what you did there, but I wouldn't call it a fair argument.  Linux
has a much wider market scope than home PCs.  Like Dell with Ubuntu, if
Amazon suddenly had an AmazonOgg, the chance for market penetration of Ogg
would be much greater.

On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:57:55 -0500, Luke -Jr <luke at dashjr.org> wrote:
> I was for several years a die-hard Linux man, and I have the commits to
> prove
> it.  Everything had Linux... out of principle.
> 
> Then I finally swallowed the reality pill.  Windows has long won this
> battle;
> Linux was simply way too late to the scene. Virtually all PCs, video
> cards,
> wireless adapters, etc. support Windows.  Of the aforementioned Linux is
> only
> supported on *some* computers.  I don't know of any XBox 360s or popular
> MMORPGs that support Linux.  They may exist, but I'm sure it's a real
> small
> minority.
> 
> I wish it weren't this way, but that's the sad truth.
> 
> Luke
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