Frank van der Linden wrote: > > The first problem is that Linux users are sometimes very committed to > their brand, and unwilling to try something new. They like what they > have, and Solaris is made by a big company they don't trust (that > impression is still there, despite OpenSolaris). Also, they don't like > the license, although they're often not aware of the details of > licensing. Fortunately, I don't believe that this is the case with the > majority of Linux users, but there definitely is a sizeable group that > feels like this.
This looks to me like a very good brand management from the Linux side (whatever Linux means) and bad brand management from the Sun side, some people are willing to pay huge money for strong brands... looks to me like a marketing game (more at wikipedia)... did I hear someone say "typical Apple user?" > - Frank just my .2 cents, Martin _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
