On 01/17/2012 01:32 AM, [email protected] wrote: > On Monday 16 January 2012 17:18:10 Nishit Dave wrote: >> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 4:05 PM, Binand Sethumadhavan > <[email protected]>wrote: >>> On 15 January 2012 20:20, Rony <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> In order to end this discussion conclusively, I would like to know from >>>> list members including JTD and Binand, which lesser known pure Chinese >>>> brand do they use in their homes and offices in the following >>>> categories >>> I would love to know what you intend to prove with this. In any case, >>> instead of soliciting this information on the list, a better idea >>> would be to use Google Spreadsheets to set up a poll. >>> >>> Also, do you specifically intend to poll for Chinese brands or any >>> relatively unknown Korean/Taiwanese/Indian brands would do? >> Can we rather focus on the real question: what is the utility of Ubuntu TV >> in India, when we cannot get a majority of legal online content downloads, >> and broadband speeds continue to suck? > Putting quality software on noname hardware and broaden the market for Ubuntu > in the least cost segment. > Android did that to the phone market. > Google TV is trying to do the same to media. And Ubuntu is trying to latch on > to it's coat tails via hardware. > Google may or maynot enter the hardware market. If they do Ubuntu and other > brands will have their market share massacred. If the dont Ubunt is on to > something. >
Why doesn't Cannonical market STBs with Ubuntu or Ubuntu TV preinstalled, that can be attached to all TVs through video ports like HDMI, VGA and Video RCA? An under 10K box will usher in the internet revolution amongst the Indian masses. All that will be required is a keyboard, mouse and an MTNL or BSNL broadband connection. As Binand had suggested for video conferencing, the STB can have a video camera in-built too. Otherwise the USB port of the STB can support 3G modems via Ubuntu anyway. Big OEMs may not touch Ubuntu but it has enough funds to supply finished products to this niche market. -- Freedom is a shared resource. Take some, leave the rest for others. Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Regards, Rony. http://ronybill.blogspot.com/ -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
