> At least you are buying it from CompUSA ... if it was Staples or Best > > Buy, I would criticize supporting them. > > Enjoy :) > > -Jon
I purchased from CompUSA because I didn't want to wait until the middle of next week for the manual and Product ID (though I have probably botched the registration to the point that it may be Monday before it is fixed). As for the marketing side a company often will accept a lower-than -desired profit in order to build the user base ... such is a common strategy. Given Microsoft's increasingly negative standing and high prices together with the desire of consumers to save money this would seem an opportune moment. I was able to explain what Red Hat is to the clerk who was quite excited and intended to buy a copy and try it out ... an opportunity I would not have had if I had purchased it online ... and absent the product on store shelves Red Hat is all but invisible to potential customers (BestBuy and CircuitCity appear to no longer stock Linux, never looked at Staples). One final note. The clerk was familiar with Linux in general because he saw a pc at WalMart with Linux. IMHO, YMMV ... off to play with RH8 some more ... doc -- David Colburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
