Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3434 mails)

[Doug McGarrett <dmcgarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 05 February 2008 11:43, Aaron Kulkis wrote:
> Andreas Jaeger wrote:
> > Bob S <911@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > > And how about all of the potential new users out there.  They walk into
> > > the store and see it on the shelf. They're ticked off at Windows and
> > > they say hmmmm......I've heard a little about this. I think I will try
> > > this. Otherwise they would have no idea where to go or what to do to
> > > download and install SuSE, or if it was even possible for them.
> >
> > What about cover mounts for magazines?  Wouldn't that have the same
> > effect of visibility?
>
> When was the last time ANYONE said to themselves:  I nned some
> software... so I better go to the newspaper & magazine stand.
>
> > Andreas

Well, when was the last time anyone went to a bookstore, like 
Borders, and looked in the computer section?  Perhaps you were
looking for something else, but how could you not look in the computer
section?  You wouldn't be reading this list if you were not!  

And when were you in Staples and not passed thru the computer stuff area?
Alright, Staples is not my favorite computer place, they don't usually
have anything on sale, and they're Windows oriented, but they _could_
be a source for Linux, since they're so well placed everywhere.  And they
_do_ have the printer paper I need, so I do go there.  As well as the toner,
etc.

Forget magazine stores.  Think big.

--doug
 
Blessed are the peacemakers ... for they shall be shot at from both sides.
--A.M. Greeley
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