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| softwarejanitor Mar 11, 2008 8:52 AM EDT |
Weren't they sold out most of the time? You can't sell what you don't have on the shelf. Seems like they didn't give Linux a fair chance. Perhaps they got pressured by someone not to let the playing field be equal? |
| techiem2 Mar 11, 2008 8:57 AM EDT |
yeah...I was just gonna say that..
I'm having a bit of trouble reconcilingQuoting:"This really wasn't what our customers were looking for," said Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spokeswoman Melissa O'Brien. with Quoting:Wal-Mart sold out the in-store gPC inventory but decided not to restock, O'Brien said. |
| rijelkentaurus Mar 11, 2008 9:39 AM EDT |
Yeah, something's shady. |
| Steven_Rosenber Mar 11, 2008 2:37 PM EDT |
I think the problem is gOS. It looks good on paper, but once you get neck-deep into it, you realize that it's far from ready -- especially for the average Wal-Mart customer. They need something that's got more features, a bigger user base and actual documentation. Standard Ubuntu, even with the "Web 2.0" window dressing of gOS, would've been a much better choice. |
| land0 Mar 11, 2008 8:51 PM EDT |
So Gos needs to be forked maybe. Make it what it should be. You have to admit is is a really great foundation to build on. At least I think so. I wonder if a fork would gain it *buntu recognition? |
| Bob_Robertson Mar 12, 2008 8:47 AM EDT |
> "decided not to restock" Yep. Follow the money. |
| gus3 Mar 12, 2008 9:08 AM EDT |
Maybe they got so little feedback on it, because it actually works right? Not bogged down with the DRM crapfest of XP or Vista. Memo to Wal-Mart: Silence is golden! |
| Steven_Rosenber Mar 12, 2008 2:40 PM EDT |
I think going from well-known Windows to lesser-known Linux in general, or somewhat-known Ubuntu would've been a hard transition, but going to totally unknown gOS didn't help matters at all. |
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