On 09/25/2003 09:22:22 AM, Duncan wrote:
Adam Williamson posted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > not everyone lives in America. not everyone buys boxes from stores.
No.. but for the rats jumping the MSWormOS ship, here in the US, having the boxed version available is important if you want their first Linux experience to be Mandrake, rather than one that IS available, and on the shelf.
That was my point. How did I start using linux? I walked into the university's computer store, asked for linux, and they handed me RedHat, SuSe, and Caldera. I asked which was the easiest to install, and the guy said Caldera (he was right), so that's what I bought (what was I thinking?).
To this day, that is the only boxed set I've ever bought. In other words, 100% of my linux product expenditures have gone to SCO (how's that for karma?). Had there been a Mandrake box on the shelf, this could have been avoided.
I'm not trying to say the Mandrake HAS to put boxes on American shelves for this release, I'm trying to say that it would be the only way to tap that market. This is the way most Americans still buy things. They're imulsive: see it, buy it; don't see it, don't buy it.
Austin
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Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto
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