Hi Ric,
Ric de France <
rdefrance@...> wrote:
> Here's a possibility for the monetisation thoughts...
> People pay to advertise on Google's site. From that, you and I eventually
> pay for Google - regardless if we even notice the advertising or not.
Sure, and that's apparently 97 percent of Google's revenue -- those little
sponsored links that I never click on (and neither does anyone I know.) I think
it works great for their search engine. But I think Google OS will have to
stand on its own two feet as a product in its own right.
So is Google OS going to be, ultimately, /adware?/. Unintrusive adware,
but adware nonetheless? Or are they going for the preload market on
cheap netbooks? If so, Microsoft is on to that market -- their discount
XP licensing has really killed Linux preloads on that platform.
That's probably their best hope -- but if so, the Google component of the
OS probably won't be open source, as such. Perhaps dual licensed...
I will wait with anticipation, anyway. Luckily, Google seems to have rivers
of cash to subsidize things -- including, I just remembered, the Tesla
sports car line -- or otherwise, I wouldn't rate their chances.
Cheers,
Jason
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