[LinuxUsers] Ubuntu at Best Buy

[Chris Thomas]

What was the price? Did the boxed Ubuntu come with any support?

Chris

On Nov 22, 2008, at 11:05 PM, Manny <vectormax at gmail.com> 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
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