Posts Tagged ‘Anti-Linux’

10
September

Best Buy + Microsoft = Linux Poo

image copyright -BestBuy

image copyright -BestBuy

I walked into Best Buy and noticed they literally have NO Linux notebooks available (unless you count the Mac Systems … which are kinda like linux…) anyhow – I asked a few representatives about Linux – and each basically told me the same thing.

  • “Linux Sucks”
  • “No one uses Linux any more – its not secure…”
  • “Are you serious – you should not pay attention to those people who say linux is safer than windows – don’t believe the hype its all the marketing dollars from folks who are jealous against Microsoft”
  • “Linux won’t work with that iPhone you have in your hand… your best option is Windows 7 It will work better than even the mac stuff over there…   They don’t let me sell that stuff – in fact no one here can – except 1 guy… that’s because he is the newest on the toten poll.”
  • Linux is the cause of most every virus infection in the world – did you know that all of our Windows machines come with anti-virus – try getting that with a linux machine…

I asked repeatedly about Linux machines – and i was steered towards Windows every time.  Amazingly – I could not find 1 linux machine in any of their stores…

I wonder if there is something more sinister with all their Anti-Linux Marketing – but the Anti-Mac marketing was horrible – especially when they have the Mac’s sitting in the store !

This reminds me about Clif Guy’s Best rather Worst Buy Experience.