On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 11:54 PM, Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 07:22:26PM -0400, Chuck Hast wrote:
>
>> For grins while I was in Best Buy, I asked about the eepc, and they showed
>> me the only one they had, but instead of being the best seller with Linux, it
>> was XP based, guess numbers do not mean much to them, considering
>> that the Linux based unit has been the best seller...
>>
>> I suppose that they will always try to push a windows box over and above
>> anything Linux...
>>
>
> Of course, it could be they sold out all their Linux models and only had
> the Windows ones left. (How's that for positive spin?).
>
No, that is all they had, they told me that they had never had the Linux
version, then we looked it up on their web site, THERE they did have the
Linux versions of the machines.... Indeed some of the machines they have
on the web site offer Linux as the first OS selection....
-- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- To paraphrase my flight instructor; "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted metal." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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