Remember when every house had just one television? Today, it's not uncommon for families to have multiple televisions. The PC is poised to experience the same phenomenon. The tipping point will be when a PC is cheaper than the desk it sits on.
As prices fall, PCs are moving from one-per-person big-ticket items to common appliances. The average price of a PC was $814 last year. Between 1996 and 2001 PCs experienced an average annual drop of $211. Tomorrow's teenager will ask for a 'chat computer' for IM in their bedroom, just as the generation before them pled for a telephone.
Artificially high prices for software is the one obstacle preventing this trend from truly exploding. LindowsOS addresses this by offering an affordable product well-suited for a cost-conscious business or a 13-year-old's bedroom. SP2 will be released next week, installing in under 5 minutes alongside Windows 98.
Michael Robertson, CEO of Lindows.com
