tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975524006824862804.post4772090832892508622..comments2024-02-10T02:23:08.475-08:00Comments on Paul's Pontifications: Windows, Linux, ARM and Intel in a Zero Sum GamePaul Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07353083601285449293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975524006824862804.post-6944019792100672982024-01-23T07:00:50.095-08:002024-01-23T07:00:50.095-08:00Nice ppostNice ppostJansen Thomashttps://jansen-thomas.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975524006824862804.post-27795109659899609312011-05-23T14:24:36.732-07:002011-05-23T14:24:36.732-07:00Surely Microsoft and Intel can influence prices qu...Surely Microsoft and Intel can influence prices quite significantly, being major players in their respective levels of the chain?<br /><br />I agree with your arguments in general though, it's in the interests of each level to reduce prices in the other levels and increase them in their own.Ganesh Sittampalamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862546723726662511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975524006824862804.post-89376214278857358042011-05-23T12:14:44.889-07:002011-05-23T12:14:44.889-07:00Ganesh,
You are correct; its only zero sum to a f...Ganesh,<br /><br />You are correct; its only zero sum to a first approximation, and the amount of money flowing in does change over time. However unless they have a completely revolutionary idea there isn't much any single player can do to influence this, so it can be treated as zero sum for strategic purposes.<br /><br />No, ARM couldn't simply remove ARM support from Linux support because it is open source, but as you say they could stop actively helping, and there are a number of obstacles they could put in place (e.g. NDA on hardware details) that would make it much harder for the rest of the Linux ecosystem to maintain support.Paul Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07353083601285449293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975524006824862804.post-73852303724868420802011-05-22T14:41:29.677-07:002011-05-22T14:41:29.677-07:00Why would it be zero-sum? If the end price of PCs ...Why would it be zero-sum? If the end price of PCs changes, or if the costs of any element of the chain changes, then the total amount of margin in the chain changes with it.<br /><br />I don't think ARM could remove support for Linux even if they wanted, though they could of course stop actively helping it.Ganesh Sittampalamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862546723726662511noreply@blogger.com