Lee Wiggers wrote:
[..]On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 13:56:53 -0700 James Sparenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The moral of the story is. In order to sell a product the doors need to be open to customers.
James
My point exactly...entirely. I understand the passionate defense. I don't understand the lack of product.
Mandrake is far better at giving things away than selling them. That's not a bad thing.
Think I'll go lurk for a couple of more years. I get smarter listening than talking.
Lee
I thought the link to the Shareholders newsletter and the direct quote in my post provided some explanation for the changing face of Mandrake's distribution channels. Wobo, IIRC, also has alluded to the possibly risky capital investment needed for box production/distribution having made that avenue less of a short-term solution. Have these suggestions no credibility? That quote from the newsletter, in part:
"Consolidated gross margins for the first half year increased by 24%. This significant increase reflects an important change in revenue sources:
# Increase in high margin revenue lines such as OEM, on-line sales and subscriptions to MandrakeLinux Users Club (from 40% to 63% of consolidated revenue),
# Decrease in retail sales (from 51% to 27% of consolidated revenue)."
Rolf
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