Andre
Tue Jun 07 19:43:20 CDT 2005
We don't live in a hypothetical world. The answer remains is, how is it
treating our profit margin. Alliances are only necessary when they see that
their is some possibility that end user will not frustrated from experience
with software. Windows XP Professional x64 carries a level of interaction
with your computer that goes way beyond the software, meaning bombarding
calls to Help and Support about "How do I install these F6 Drivers?", "Hey,
I thought you said these F6 Drivers would work?"
The point remains, you can just request solutions from thirdparty
manufacturers like that to bundle with your systems, its just not gonna
happen. You have look at the experience the user is getting from the system
and also the benefit your company is getting from it, in terms less calls to
H&S and more demand.
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"David R. Norton MVP" <d_r_nortonNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Wayne Wastier <waynewastier@nospam.charter.net> wrote in:
>
>> David R. Norton MVP wrote:
>
>>> HP apparently isn't offering X64 on at least some of their 64 bit
>>> computers, I wonder why?
>>>
>>
>> My guess is that HP doesn't want to support the OS with their
>> inexpensive computers because they are not making any money to speak of
>> on them. And with Windows XP x64, they are the OEM dealer and HAVE to
>> support it on the systems they sell.
>
> Everyone misses the point.
>
> First, HP has to support the OS on EVERY system they sell as whatever
> system
> they install is OEM. Their support for X64 would be no different than it
> is
> for XP, just run the caller through voice mail for an hour, then put
> him/her/it on hold for an hour, then tell him/her/it they reached the
> wrong
> department but... "I'll transfer you" and then hang up.
>
> Here's the point: I want drivers.
>
> Now just suppose HP/Compaq, Dell, Gateway, Sony, Emachines and IBM decide
> to
> sell X64 pre-installed and they go to Canon, Epson, Logitech, Symantec,
> etc.
> and say, "We want to bundle your product with our computer, we'll need
> several hundred of your product for X64 in a week."
>
> Wanna bet 64 bit drivers and software would appear in about 3.2 minutes?
>
> I can't get anyone to write 64 bit drivers and neither can everyone else
> here
> because they think "the person asking already owns our hardware/software
> so
> where's the money?" but HP/Compaq can, Dell can, Gateway can, etc. We're
> talking substantial sales for hardware/software vendors if the big PC
> makers
> would throw their weight into X64.
>
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> <d_r_norton@yahoo.com>
>