5 Sep
2013
5 Sep
'13
9:32 p.m.
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf(a)alice-dsl.net>wrote;wrote:
However, most consumer satellite television receivers
have Linux inside,
Android is Linux, but nobody would win customers, if they would
advertise their gear with Linux inside. Too many people experience
frustrating issues, when they tried to use Linux.
*Raises hand* Yes, I've had some frustrating issues.
Linux *is* frustrating to setup, but then tends to be very reliable and
hassle-free once you've gone through the work to get there. Having an
engineer setup and program my embedded electronics means that someone else
has already had the headaches. Then, I get to enjoy the fun parts.
Whether or not you get that across to your customers is just a marketing
issue.