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	tso	2010-02-21 , 12:37
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Originally Posted by ogre

With a cellphone which is an appliance, upgrading to a new OS is not a mainstream idea. However, with a computer, one expects that a new OS released, say six months after the computer being introduced, will be supported. Not just available as a community distribution, but supported.
I suggest the difference is like paying for redhat support, but then finding a new release comes out and you have to move to CENTOS.

I dont think that there are that many outside of the geek groups that actually know that that the os is separate from the hardware. I would guess that microsoft makes most of its windows sales from oem licenses.

also, be it computer or phone, the first thought of most users when something breaks (as long as its a work supplied device) is to call the brand on the case, be it nokia, dell or whatever.

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