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April 10th, 2009, 05:32 PM
( I wasn't going to post this, but decided to for two reasons.
One...MSFT feels Linux is enough of a threat enough to slash prices on the Netbooks.
Two...further down the article, it says that Linux has 25% of the netbook market...worldwide.
So my question is this, I was under the impression that MSFT already had price breaks/discounts for Netbook OEM's...does this mean...that MSFT cut the OEM's cost even further? I thought it was around $20 already )
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MS Slashes Price of Windows on Netbooks
by John Lister on 20090410 @ 11:19AM EST | google it | send to friends
http://www.infopackets.com/news/business...tbooks.htm
Microsoft has cut the price of Windows by almost 80% for the special netbook edition. However, the price is for manufacturers, meaning consumers won't necessarily see all of the savings.
Until now, computer makers normally had to pay around $70 to include Windows on their machines. Microsoft has now started offering Windows for just $15 to firms making netbooks. Of course, there's no guarantee manufacturers will pass all of those savings on; depending on how competitive the market is, they may attempt to keep back some of the $55 reduction for themselves.
Microsoft feels the price cut is necessary because of the success of open source Linux systems on netbooks. The computers are designed to be cheap and ultra-portable and, while full-featured PCs, mainly used for Internet access.
Linux a Threat
Linux has two advantages in the netbook market.
The low price of the netbook hardware means that the cost of the operating system becomes a much heftier and more noticeable chunk of the overall price. That said, the relatively low-end hardware specifications of netbooks means Windows will likely run sluggish, even though many of its features aren't really necessary.
Those advantages haven't caused major problems yet for Microsoft: 96% of netbooks in the U.S. run Windows right now. But with Linux owning a 25% share worldwide, the competition has some breathing room. (Source: computerworld.com)
One...MSFT feels Linux is enough of a threat enough to slash prices on the Netbooks.
Two...further down the article, it says that Linux has 25% of the netbook market...worldwide.
So my question is this, I was under the impression that MSFT already had price breaks/discounts for Netbook OEM's...does this mean...that MSFT cut the OEM's cost even further? I thought it was around $20 already )
__________________________________________________ _____
MS Slashes Price of Windows on Netbooks
by John Lister on 20090410 @ 11:19AM EST | google it | send to friends
http://www.infopackets.com/news/business...tbooks.htm
Microsoft has cut the price of Windows by almost 80% for the special netbook edition. However, the price is for manufacturers, meaning consumers won't necessarily see all of the savings.
Until now, computer makers normally had to pay around $70 to include Windows on their machines. Microsoft has now started offering Windows for just $15 to firms making netbooks. Of course, there's no guarantee manufacturers will pass all of those savings on; depending on how competitive the market is, they may attempt to keep back some of the $55 reduction for themselves.
Microsoft feels the price cut is necessary because of the success of open source Linux systems on netbooks. The computers are designed to be cheap and ultra-portable and, while full-featured PCs, mainly used for Internet access.
Linux a Threat
Linux has two advantages in the netbook market.
The low price of the netbook hardware means that the cost of the operating system becomes a much heftier and more noticeable chunk of the overall price. That said, the relatively low-end hardware specifications of netbooks means Windows will likely run sluggish, even though many of its features aren't really necessary.
Those advantages haven't caused major problems yet for Microsoft: 96% of netbooks in the U.S. run Windows right now. But with Linux owning a 25% share worldwide, the competition has some breathing room. (Source: computerworld.com)