Almost Impossible To Sell A Pre_loaded Linux Desktop Computer 4517

Franz Fripplfrappl

That is fine for the likes of Novell but it doesn't work well with desktop systems sold mostly to small businesses and consumers. What services are we to sell them? The systems come complete with a 1 year warranty which includes software and virii adware removal as well.

That is excatly my point, they don't want it. They simply do not see a need to replace software they most likely already own or hardware, like printers that will not work with Linux. It's really contraindiction because on the one hand price is foremost, which why we also sell refurbished units, but yet when we offer to drop the price even more by offering a Linux system, they don't seem interested.

One last observation, customers tend to have an expert in the family or rely on friends for advice particularly if they are not computer savvy and most of our customers, excepting businesses, are not. The Linux word is like the black plague. Sometimes because of misinformed family experts, but a kiss of rest anyhow. People by nature want a proven product that others are using as well and Windows is what they want. No matter what anyone in this list says, selling Linux based home systems is very difficult and the main reason is because people just don't want them.It's that basik. Josh