[ Thanks to Kevin
Reichard for this link. ]
“So there I was, standing in one of those seemingly endless
lines at CompUSA, waiting to purchase a Christmas present for my
son. Anyone who’s ventured into an actual brick-and-mortar retailer
this season know that the trend this year is to clutter the
check-out area as much as possible — even to the point where it’s
a physically uncomfortable situation.”
“As we were standing there, my wife pointed out a copy of
TurboLinux 4.0 sitting on a bottom rack, mostly because she suffers
a heightened sensitivity to penguins as a result of me dragging
home every possible penguin plushie and figurine from trade shows.
(OK, I might have gone overboard when I picked up some penguin
ornaments for the Christmas tree at Target.) Before I had a chance
to respond, the guy in front of me in line blurted out, “Yeah, I
wish I had some of that stock….”
“And besides, everyone I know who’s interested in Linux
comes from an investment viewpoint, not a user viewpoint,” he
quickly added. “Everyone knows that Linux is for geeks and
servers.“