Re: Ubuntu with AMD64 Support

[Daniel James <daniel@mondodesigno.com>]

Hi David,

> One way to look at the difference is that a free distribution will
> fail only if it can't grow big enough, whereas a commercial
> distribution may also "fail" if it succeeds too well.

Very true. It was pointed out to me recently that in that sense, 
Windows is the ultimate example of software which fails to scale 
upwards. Providing high quality end-user support for that product is 
just a physical impossibility, even for a company the size of 
Microsoft. 

Cheers

Daniel