On Wednesday 24 September 2003 14:36, Austin wrote: > pocket. This is the type of revenue that would not be tapped > any other way... he doesn't shop online, he's never heard of > the club, and his linux purchase was not premeditated. I > remind you that Canadians/Americans love to buy things... > we're trained from birth.
Indeed, my boss at the time and I both got into Linux for business purposes via Mandrake's Macmillan retail packs for 6.0, bought separately and in both cases spur of the moment. At the moment, all you see for Linux wherever you go around here... Best Buy, Staples, CompUSA, Walmart.... is Red Hat, and usually SuSE as well. With Mandrake gone, the warehouse places like BJ's and Sam's don't sell any Linux at all. With Red Hat abandoning shrinkwrapped packages, if there's a time for Mandrake to reappear at US retail, it's this xmas... Rob
