Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]
From: Len Moskowitz (vze24hrw_AT_verizon.net)
Date: Tue Nov 12 2002 - 19:15:09 EET
"Simon Jenkins" <sjenkins_AT_blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> But where would they have been now if they had taken the fully
> open route? Somewhere better? Somewhere worse? Where could
> a hypothetical competitor who started now, from scratch, with a
> fully open model get to? Would they catch up and overtake? Would
> they fail to catch up? Would they win or lose against chameleon in
> its own niche? Or would they carve out a new niche, next-door to
> the chameleon but not quite competing with it?
>
> I don't know the answers to these questions.
My guess is that their market niche is small enough that it is not
attractive to potential competitors. Having a Linux SDK likely wouldn't add
enough potential sales to make a new product development project worthwhile.
Len Moskowitz
Core Sound
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