As we all know, the Eee PC, running a modified Xandros, has been a major hit for Asus, and because of that, also a major hit for Linux. The device proved that a computer with a pre-installed Linux distribution can still be s successful machine, and many hoped that this would push Asus and other vendors to produce more computers with Linux pre-installed. After all if the new Windows XP-based Eee PC has anything to do with it. People are asking for the familiar and compatible Windows interface that they’ve used in the past. The goal was to provide a platform that allows users to have access to their favourite applications. Those are the words from Keith Holtham, the account manager for Asus at Microsoft Australia. And what do they mean?
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In Australia, the Windows XP version of the new Asus Eee PC 900 will be considerably cheaper than its Linux counterpart. The XP Eee PC does have a smaller hard disk than the Linux version (12GB compared to 20GB). The price difference?
USD 599 for the XP version, USD 649 for the Linux version. The other important tidbit is that the Linux version will be available at “computer resellers”, and the Windows version at “selected retailers”.
According to APCMag, this adds to the impression that “Linux is now the poor cousin” when it comes to the Asus Eee PC. Asus’ product manager in Australia Albert Liang said that “Microsoft has been a longstanding supporter of Asus”.
Has Microsoft put pressure on Asus to promote XP over Linux? Excellent observations. I personally think Asus was able to get a successful Linux-based laptop under Microsoft’s radar simply because they were a relatively minor player in the portable market.
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Unlike Dell, who is constantly under pressure by Microsoft to under-advertise and devalue their own Ubuntu laptops and desktops, Asus was free to partner with Xandros quietly and successfully. Now that their EeePC has caused an explosion of interest in alternative OSes, Microsoft is having to play catch-up and attacking first in Australia where they have even more market penetration than here in the States. Once they really start turning the screws on Asus we’ll see less and less of the Linux-based models available. I think it’s a desperate move by a giant whose head was in the clouds for such a long time he didn’t notice the townspeople chopping away his feet until it was almost too late. Even Apple is seeing record-setting OS penetration while sales of Vista — both on new PCs and boxed/OEM — are stagnant compared to XP’s first two years. I don’t see Microsoft dying off any time soon, but there’s a permanent shift brewing and I’m looking forward to it.
I think that Xandros is a small company which must make profit from this. Microsoft is rich, they can accept temporary loss in order to gain in the future. They could afford themselves to give away XP for free, they are going to discontinue it anyway. I don’t think there was a conspiracy behind it. DG Regardless of any thought of “a conspiracy behind it” it still remains illegal in Australia to engage in what amounts to “predatory pricing” which the giving away of Windows XP in order to forestall people from using the Xandros alternative would certainly amount to. People seem to forget the ACCC is utterly useless.
You hear about them once in a blue moon, and they rarely ever win. If they couldn’t beat Telstra, they aren’t likely to beat Microsoft. They’re not even likely to challenge Microsoft, even if they have a mile of paperwork thrown at them TELLING them to do it.