Comment Red Hat and Co. are still making a mistake. (Score 1) 588
and that mistake is that they approach Linux the way m$ approaches windows. They want to make a nice box with snazzy pictures on it, get your cash for it and be done with it until they come up with a new box and a new version number.
Linux has always been free and trying to sell it is just ludicrous. yes, i know it's a package, whatever, it's not that hard for someone who understands a wee bit to find the different places on the web and download the packages, or order them for very little money.
IMHO the marketing scheme should be something along the lines that they make the boxes and give them away. Then have your techincal staff stand by to deal with questions, problems and support. Not only via phone, but also have service guys stop by, or even permanently placed with the customer.
I can already see it; guy walking in with a fashionable red hat heading for the server farm.
Sell knowledge not boxes containing free stuff.
my 2 cents
Linux has always been free and trying to sell it is just ludicrous. yes, i know it's a package, whatever, it's not that hard for someone who understands a wee bit to find the different places on the web and download the packages, or order them for very little money.
IMHO the marketing scheme should be something along the lines that they make the boxes and give them away. Then have your techincal staff stand by to deal with questions, problems and support. Not only via phone, but also have service guys stop by, or even permanently placed with the customer.
I can already see it; guy walking in with a fashionable red hat heading for the server farm.
Sell knowledge not boxes containing free stuff.
my 2 cents
