Linked by Tony Steidler-Dennison on Thu 10th Jul 2008 11:44 UTC
If you walk into a BestBuy this week you may spot some new software peeking out from the shelves. Yes, Ubuntu is now available as a spiffy boxed set in stores and on-line.
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Yes, and if Best Buy is anything like PCWorld here, a user will pick up the box and ask an assistant and the assistant - a Microsoftie with ignorance of everything else - will tell them they don't want that, and instead they want Vista.
There's a reason Mac sales were languishing before Apple had their own store, and it's because store staff at the major retailers didn't (and still don't) have a clue how to operate a Windows alternative, how to answer customer's questions to that effect or how to even sell the damn thing.
I don't expect this Ubuntu box to get far, unfortunately.
Edited 2008-07-10 11:59 UTC