Comments on: Ubuntu Linux goes retail http://brianbakker.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/ubuntu-linux-goes-retail/ food for thought about technology Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:57:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: brian http://brianbakker.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/ubuntu-linux-goes-retail/#comment-186 brian Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:39:40 +0000 http://brianbakker.wordpress.com/?p=67#comment-186 Thanks for the info. The 60 days of support for newbies would definitely make the $20 a worthwhile investment. But where would users go for that? Is it explicit on the packaging? Presumably that's Canonical and not ValuSoft? Thanks for the info. The 60 days of support for newbies would definitely make the $20 a worthwhile investment. But where would users go for that? Is it explicit on the packaging? Presumably that’s Canonical and not ValuSoft?

]]> By: Steve George http://brianbakker.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/ubuntu-linux-goes-retail/#comment-184 Steve George Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:14:08 +0000 http://brianbakker.wordpress.com/?p=67#comment-184 Hi, So I wrote up a little bit about why we're putting Ubuntu into retailers like Best Buy on the Canonical blog: http://blog.canonical.com/?p=18 Essentially, it's to try and reach out to users who may not know about downloading Ubuntu, or don't have the bandwidth to do so. Additionally, you do get 60 days of support to help you get up and running. Probably doesn't apply to you personally, but it's a big help to less technical users who are worried about installing a new operating system. Hi,

So I wrote up a little bit about why we’re putting Ubuntu into retailers like Best Buy on the Canonical blog: http://blog.canonical.com/?p=18

Essentially, it’s to try and reach out to users who may not know about downloading Ubuntu, or don’t have the bandwidth to do so. Additionally, you do get 60 days of support to help you get up and running. Probably doesn’t apply to you personally, but it’s a big help to less technical users who are worried about installing a new operating system.

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