Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 21 Jun 1996 08:50:24 -0400 (EDT) | From | Edward Dunagin <> | Subject | time to bundle linux |
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looks like its time for these guys to wake up and bundle Linux!
***************************************************************** Edupage, 20 June 1996. *****************************************************************
PC MAKERS WANT TO TRIM COSTS BY TRIMMING BUNDLES With profit margins on PCs at a perilously low point, computer makers are looking for ways to cut costs without sacrificing quality. Compaq, Packard Bell, Acer America and NEC all have announced they plan to cut back on their software bundles this fall, noting that much of the software isn't used anyway. "The bundling craze was a reaction to the need to target those first-time buyers," says an Apple Computer manager. "Now we're seeing the market mature a little bit." Customer surveys have show that most people typically use fewer than 10 of the up-to-60 programs pre-installed on their new computers, discarding the rest. (St. Petersburg Times 19 Jun 96 E6)
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