[Mark_in_Hollywood]

Several years ago, I was WC (without computer); when I was gifted a Dell 5100. It had a 733 gHz CPU, Windows 98SE, video card, dial-up modem and 10 gig HDD and 256Meg of RAM. What a dog! At UCLA I learned about an OS called Linux. My first distro was Red Hat. That was not a great choice but that due to my inexperience with Linux. Next I stepped up to Ubuntu. What a difference from PC. (personal computer and political correctness -- take that CHUCK).

I have not paid, literally one penny, for software since I switched to Ubuntu Linux. I have OpenOffice for a wordprocessor, spreadsheet, database, presentation and drawing. I have Gourmet Recipe Manager for food. Audacious for midi, radio, cd-s and mp3-s. Totem and MPlayer for videos. The GIMP (Graphic Imaging Made Possible) as an Adobe Photoshop replacement. Ubuntu has just about everything a person could want. In effect, I did not spend $2000 to $3000 on software. Of course, Morgan's slick software sales commissions look dim, but I've always thought of him as more of a home appliances kind-of-guy anyway.

So why doesn't Buy More get off the schnide, on the stick and offer Nerd Herd solutions like Linux? Customers will be able to spend more on hardware. And isn't true that compared to selling Microsoft (M$) products with typically high licensing fees giving Linux to customers would make them happier, no more BSOD's, having to buy double or triple the RAM to get a robust computer experience? etc. etc. etc.

[Jangos_Legacy]

Most customers (and employees) don't use linux because it sucks.
I tried Lunix once and nothing is on it, it's an system built for those who want to download people's cheap software or want to build their software themselves.
What if users don't want to spend that money on hardware? They'd just be glad to save money, which means we make LESS money.

[Mark_in_Hollywood]

No wonder you are a Buy More "Member", you can't even spell Linux. So of course, when you have to make a mouse click or actually dial a 7 digit phone number, you need Anna or my assistance.

[Jangos_Legacy]

Mark_in_Hollywood, on Oct 7 2008, 06:39 PM, said:

No wonder you are a Buy More "Member", you can't even spell Linux.

Grammer Nazi.