-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Austin wrote: > > 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?).
Heathen!! > > 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. I haven't managed to track it down yet, but there was an interview where G�el Duval said the reason for the lack of boxes in stores for 9.0 and 9.1 was due to problems with their distribution agreement, and that they have a new distributor in the states for 9.2. If I find said article, I will post it here. FYI, the only boxes I have seen in a consumer computer shop were Corel Linux 1 (about a year or so ago - ie it was already 6 months behind) and SuSE 8.2 a few months ago. Apparently said consumer computer shop were do disappointed with the SuSE sales they are probably going to avoid stocking Linux distributions for some time (this is 3rd-hand information though) Regards, Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/cvTSrJK6UGDSBKcRAhQxAJsFFxU9yBh5+MpuLwuUBrpG9A0FBACfd5Jq xyMggsZS95OMrZqO+LiNYSs= =46IW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ***************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. *****************************************************************
