On Wednesday 01 August 2007 23:34, Dinesh Joshi wrote:
Some times the software is to be blamed too you know? As Chetan S rightly pointed out Ubuntu's version of OOo worked slow.
Indeed. But u cant take corner cases as a benchmark.
It will never be. So dont try and stop cribbing (in the sense we know the reasons and the impossibility of decoding binary blobs which even M$ is clueless about).
Umm...the real issue is getting people USE our software.
That issue is partially taken care of by the customer wanting GNU/Linux.
As I've already stated, people expect things to work.
So how do they like the thing that they already have biting their ass every 2nd day.
They are least interested in the MS vs FOSS wars or whatever issues we have with MS. So lets all concentrate on that rather than getting into useless debates?
We arent getting into useless debates. We are defining the boundaries within which u have to work and 100% compatibility is not on the cards for now and given M$ crooked ECMA games not likely ever.
Learning the ropes before foisting himself on customers is kinda essential for any business imnsho. No shortcuts here.
Yes, he'll be "foisting" himself. Thats why the inquiry with me, right?
Wrong. Are u taking the onus of his biz. Or is he going to make the effort to learn under your guidance. Either way no free lunch. It's going to cost someone.
There is a category of customers especially, small businesses whom he is working with that have grown tired of the loss in productivity due to constant virus / worm / malware infections. So, they're looking at Linux as a viable option.
That is a major +++.
Unless your vendor is really trying to build and grow a business, it's just a matter of time before M$ sucks out whatever measly profits he makes from selling machines.
Hes not trying to make money off it or build a business to compete with M$. Hes just trying fill a need that might be growing.
Which means he has to cater to some linux customers. If he is a one man show that is fine. If not he has to have let's say 1 engineer. That one engineer will do installations and customer support. In the initial phase lets say he handles fifteen Phone calls per day and maybe 1 visit. does your vendor have fifteen customers?. Is he willing to hire a technician for a much smaller customer base, and then push his marketing to fill he gap?. He is most likely to loose his tech to competition. Does he have a plan in mind.
Custome says i want abc after seeing the lates fad ad. Vendor runs to lamigton rd. buys the cheapest hardware junk n pirate cd and delivers to customer. That is a courier service not a computer vendor. No value addition no biz plan no investments. And the great miracle linux will deliver him new hope?
Ya. I know it sounds vicious. But that is the case with the small vendor. the only magic pill is his skill. GNU/Linux offers the opportunity to hone that skill and deliver value without spending lots of cash.