Best Buy Selling Ubuntu: Now, the Bad News

Jul 10, 2008, 19:30 (12 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Joe Panettieri)

[ Thanks to The VAR Guy for this link. ]

"The Web is buzzing about Best Buy's decision to stock Ubuntu Linux on its shelves. But I have to say, I'm not all that impressed by the news. Here's why.

"Rewind to the 1990s. CompUSA actually stocked IBM's OS/2 on its shelves for a while. But it collected dust and OS/2 Warp eventually imploded on the desktop..."

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