Juergen Schmidt wrote: > mmh, nice idea but probably impossible. I think the vendors get money to > bundle this piece of software with their computers.
I gave the OEM project a try in 2004 or 2005. Back then the choice of bundles and the bundled contents didn't seem to be about the software. It did seem more like 'advertisers' competing for installed market share by paying, cajoling or bullying the OEMs. It's still not anything that can be done passively nor without an ample supply of hookers and blow, at least not on the x86 market. The OEMs appear have the old 'lead or silver' choice from M$, though figuratively speaking. However, the grip is weakening. There are now ARM-based netbooks and MIPS-based netbooks. We don't have to give up the netbook market, though it looks like that can be made to happen if we put up with some bad decisions. > Or do you have concrete ideas? No, but it's time to take another look at it since the grip *is* slipping in two ways: The last three years have seen several x86-based systems ship without M$, at least for a few months each. x86 is M$ home turf. There have also been a return of better hardware architectures. Phones and netbooks are ARM-based and MIPS-based. It may not be practical short of a Mozilla-sized code rewrite to reduce the footprint of the overall package. Slimmed down the system requirements would make it more attractive. But there might be other changes to OOo easier to run on a netbook / phone. Regards /Lars --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
