I never got linux questions when I did my time at CompUSA... plenty of OSX.... hmm strange
-cw On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 3:43 PM, Chris Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > What was the price? Did the boxed Ubuntu come with any support? > > Chris > > On Nov 22, 2008, at 11:05 PM, Manny <[email protected]> wrote: > > I went into Best Buy today, just for kicks I went to see if they had > the Ubuntu boxed software available. I was by the MS OS software > boxes and asked a Best Buy employee. > > "You guys have Ubuntu Linux OS?" > > "What? Bluetooth mouse? > > "No, Ubuntu Linux, it's an operating system!" > > "No, you'll probably have to go online for that. We don't carry that." > > So I figured I'd take a look myself. I found it sandwiched between > some virus software and some game. I turned around and the BB > employee had left. I grabbed the box and hunted him down. I found > him by the customer service counter. So tactfully I said: (well not > really tactfully). > > (In my best Marine Corps drill sergeant voice) > > "Hey you! Yeah you!.... When someone comes into the store and ask > for Ubuntu or Linux, this is what there looking for!" > > "Oh, I didn't even know we carried that, thank you for showing me!" > > "No problem!" - Really meant to say, Drop down and give me 20! > > --- Amazing but true story > > --Manny > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >
