This may prove interesting reading SuSE has introduced a new Linux operating system product geared for telecommunications companies, named several new executives and signed up an advertising agency to elevate the German company's profile. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-998664.html -- Regards, Graham Smith ---------------------------------------------------------
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 29 April 2003 11:33 am, Graham Smith wrote:
This may prove interesting reading
SuSE has introduced a new Linux operating system product geared for telecommunications companies, named several new executives and signed up an advertising agency to elevate the German company's profile.
It's about time! I'm tired of only hearing the RH fanboys in the U.S. (nothing wrong with RH - I'm just biased and want to see SuSE compete in the market place, tired of seeing RH only ads, etc...). I think SuSE has much more to offer and they have been relatively conservative in the marketing and advertising front. I don't want it to become like so many American companies where the marketing/advertising divisions of many U.S. companies have a bit too much "carte blanche" when it comes to the company direction and product line (not to mention the habit of "over" hyping things that the developers can't logically deliver - can you say M$?). But, all the same, SuSE needs to blow it's own trumpet a bit more IMHO so the word gets out. Not only will this be good for SuSE, it will also be good for the community and the comsumers - corporate, SOHO, and end-user. My only real concern is that this be done in a well rounded fashion. I mean, if the marketing works as it should then both exposure and sales will increase. This in turn puts higher demands on the infrastructure of the company, both in product development and support. I would hate to see people get on board with SuSE and then find they are disenchanted because the get canned letters related to support issues or that the products are pushed out the door and are incomplete or kludgy. This isn't so much of a problem (though some have contentions already). But, if not done at a pace and manner that enables the "whole" company to be on the same page - it could prove to have some negative effects that would hurt the company and product. Overall, this is very good! (Uberalle, immergut ist das - ja! [excuse my German]). Cheers, Curtis. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+r//z7WVLiDrqeksRAiXEAKDkyekdE1fKI2TUZOHymMJRXygvFACgucoj muDrdfM1oEjC5H/1IEg+RRg= =uDkc -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
* Curtis Rey; <crrey@charter.net> on 30 Apr, 2003 wrote:
My only real concern is that this be done in a well rounded fashion. I mean, if the marketing works as it should then both exposure and sales will
Marketing will work as they have choosen one of the best and those guys do not play "im der KinderGarten". Expect to see a dramatic change in their leaflets, website product boxes if SuSE did a full deal as they should. J.W Thompson means $$$$ in advertising and marketing and they would not go in to business with a company they do not believe their work will not create a change So IMHO time has come to "ride the dragon for Change"
Overall, this is very good! (Uberalle, immergut ist das - ja! [excuse my German]).
Wait till Germans start hearing my version of pronounciation as it will be a brand new language for them :-) -- Togan Muftuoglu Unofficial SuSE FAQ Maintainer http://dinamizm.ath.cx
On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 11:55:11AM -0500, Curtis Rey wrote:
It's about time! I'm tired of only hearing the RH fanboys in the U.S. (nothing wrong with RH - I'm just biased and want to see SuSE compete in the market place, tired of seeing RH only ads, etc...).
I think SuSE has much more to offer and they have been relatively conservative in the marketing and advertising front. I don't want it to become like so many American companies where the marketing/advertising divisions of many U.S. companies have a bit too much "carte blanche" when it comes to the company direction and product line (not to mention the habit of "over" hyping things that the developers can't logically deliver - can you say M$?).
I would be happy to see SuSe become more popular. However, that popularity has hurt RH, I think. I'm not yet a user of SuSe but I'm considering it because of the latest change in direction of RH. I'm glad that they have the exposure they do in the corporate arena, but they have now decided that they will send all freely-available distributions to end of life 12mos after their release. Given the pain for us small business to upgrade, that's overly frequent. I've been running RHL 7.2 (with security updates) for probably 2+ years. They have their Enterprise solutions, but they are pricey for the small business that just wants a stable system with security updates and doesn't need any hand-holding. I'm considering SuSe because I can buy the Professional boxed set for $80 and that will have security updates for 2 years. I'd rather see 3, but I find 2 much more livable than 1! I'm going to be unhappy if SuSe follows the same path and in 2 years they will only support their distros for 1 year unless you want to subscribe to their network. Is commercialism the natural evolution for all linuxes? I hope not... -Michael -- A billion seconds ago Harry Truman was president. A billion minutes ago was just after the time of Christ. A billion hours ago man had not yet walked on earth. A billion dollars ago was late yesterday afternoon at the U.S. Treasury.
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