First Linux-only Retail Store? 351
Greedo writes "The Toronto Star is reporting that 'Toronto will become home this weekend to what's being touted as the first retail computer store devoted exclusively to Linux-based products.' The store, Sub500.com, will sell PCs and laptop computers based on Linspire. Marc and David Silverman had been selling Linux products over the Web for 18 months. They also operate a car wash and figured they could use surplus office space at that location to open a Linux store."
Great (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Great (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Great (Score:2)
I expect this store will have about the same impact on the community.
first store? (Score:4, Interesting)
Linux General Store (Score:2)
Oh yeah... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Linux General Store (Score:2)
Re:first store? (Score:4, Informative)
Sure would be interesting to see the P&L statement from Linspire. Last I heard MR was looking to raise money via IPO to pay off his loan to the company. The move might only be an attempt to create interest in the IPO.
As for the stores, without something like the iPod, it's going to be difficult to draw customers. The specialty stores are already competing with Wal*Mart, among others.
Re:first store? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:first store? (Score:4, Informative)
Man, you need new glasses or something.
Re:first store? (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:first store? (Score:2)
I used to make a point of going there every year at ALS. I still have a Tux doll from there. I'm sorry to hear they didn't survive, did anyone in Atlanta pick up the Linux store ball and run with it?
Re:first store? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:first store? (Score:2)
Well... (Score:2)
I frankly think the main reason that it failed was poor management. Moralle was the lowest ther
Uhh . . . (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Uhh . . . (Score:5, Funny)
A match made in heaven, no?
Well, it still doesn't beat "Joe's Wedding Gift Shop And Auto-repair". :-)
zRe:Uhh . . . (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Uhh . . . (Score:2, Funny)
"I would like 2 boxes of Remington AA 12-gauge #8 shot, and... a case of Bud."
True story.
Oh yeah, linux and a car wash? Do you think the computers running the car wash side of the biz are using linux? If not...
Re:Uhh . . . (Score:2)
Re:Uhh . . . (Score:2)
In Adam's County, Wisconsin, there's a store called "Al's Guns and TVs". For some reason, it always makes me think of a "ride the rail" video game. Damn expensive hobby, tho.
Re:Uhh . . . (Score:2)
Re:Uhh . . . (Score:2)
Relevant excerpt: "...The marriage of Linspire and Sub300.com computer systems is made in heaven. Linspire allows Sub300.com to include an operating system at the price some others sell their systems with no operating system at all." -- Marc Silverman, President, Sub300.com[emphasis added].
Re:Uhh . . . (Score:2)
Can't be cooperating too closely if they don't even know their name [sub500.com].
Leftorium? (Score:2)
Re:Leftorium? (Score:2)
Re:Leftorium? (Score:4, Funny)
If they wanted an even more exclusive market, they could cater to just left-handed Linux customers.
Re:Leftorium? (Score:2)
Wait a minute... (Score:5, Funny)
Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wait a minute... (Score:3, Interesting)
(If it stops after the title screen, hit the "Next"/"FF" button in WMP)...
Re:Wait a minute... (Score:5, Funny)
From your comments, it looks like your car's not the only thing that's dirty.
Also "Sub300.com" (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Also "Sub300.com" (Score:2)
Sweet (Score:2)
um.... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:um.... (Score:2)
Maybe because their customers only bought bumper stickers and mousepads? Not a lot of profit in those items, ya know.
Re:um.... (Score:2)
Re:um.... (Score:2)
Re:um.... (Score:2)
Re:um.... (Score:2)
I'm not saying the man did anything illegal, untoward, unseemly, scandalous or even slightly icky. But knowing Joe, that wouldn't really surprise me.
In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
--
Was it the sheep climbing onto the altar, or the cattle lowing to be slain,
or the Son of God hanging dead and bloodied on a cross that told me this was a world condemned, but loved and bought with blood.
Re:In other news... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:In other news... (Score:3, Funny)
And thus, security flaws in Windows are blamed for soaked car interiors.
(man, that Ballmer video is downright disturbing)
Re:In other news... (Score:2)
Are you sure it was car washes and not photohuts?
Workin' at the car wash... (Score:5, Funny)
From the summary:
They also operate a car wash and figured they could use surplus office space at that location to open a Linux store.
Live wash: $5
Full wash: $6
Professional Wash: $7
Pro. Wash + Source: $8
Buy a Pro+Source on Tuesdays and get a free wax or a 32MB USB pen drive!
Re:Workin' at the car wash... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Workin' at the car wash... (Score:2)
But you have to find your own sponge and hose.
Re:Workin' at the car wash... (Score:2)
You don't understand. The wash isn't free like "have some free beer!" No! It's free as in Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness! To that end, you can wash your own damn car! Think of how much free-er-er you'll be!!!
Hmm... maybe I'll pay the kid next door to do it while I'm busy doing a market analysis.
Re:Workin' at the car wash... (Score:2)
Re:Workin' at the car wash... (Score:5, Funny)
You know. To save $5.
That's way too much for a car wash, especially since they don't even innovate that much at car washes anymore!
Not first Unix store... (Score:2, Offtopic)
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Re:Not first Unix store... (Score:2)
The claim in both the Slashdot story and the article is that this is the first *Linux* store.
Re:Not first Unix store... (Score:2)
It's a pretty store for pretty products. It has next to nothing to do with Unix regardless of what OS X is built on.
Wash Me (Score:5, Funny)
Eat your own dog food? (Score:5, Interesting)
Sub500.com (Score:5, Funny)
In Japan they're known as sub32000.com
In Italy they're sub477777.com
Re:Sub500.com (Score:2)
If only... (Score:2, Funny)
http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph/?host=www.sub
FrontPage?! (Score:5, Interesting)
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<meta http-equiv="keywords" content="cheap, inexpensive, computers, new, computer, system, upgrade, replace, buy, AMD, Intel, looking, buy, sale, tower, industry, bulk, volume, rebate, deal, deals, special, compute, new, lindows, Microsoft, burner, 299, sub300">
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 4.0">
<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
Oh the irony..
Re:FrontPage?! (Score:2)
Re:FrontPage?! (Score:5, Funny)
A true story about linux gifts (Score:2)
Me: So what did you get for Christmas last year?
Friend: My uncle gave me a copy of Red Hat 7.
Me: Ohh, sorry man.
Friend: Yeah, sucks. might as well have gotten a gift card with ftp.linuxdistrohere.com
Me: Its the thought that counts, right?
Friend: Guess so...
Me: So what did you get him?
Friend: Free Pepsi music download.....
Me: Word.
Good luck to Sub500.com.
Re:A true story about linux gifts (Score:2)
It's possible that without the receipt you can't even get store credit, but you could always take it to wal-mart and claim it was a gift purchased there; they'll give you a gift card for the amount without a receipt. This opens up possibilities for all kinds of scams, like stealing anything also sold at wal-mart from any store, and "returning" it to them, so I'm kind of surprised they do it, but I guess given their volume it
Sub 500 (Score:5, Funny)
HTTP 403.9 - Access Forbidden: Too many users are connected
403.9 is indeed below 500...
Re:Sub 500 (Score:3, Funny)
Makes perfect sense for a retailer to do this. (Score:2)
Your customers are more likely to have a clue
Not much local retail competition
Make extra profit with classes/support
Lower software costs
Most important: no worries about software audits.
Topless Wash n' Install! (Score:2)
"They also operate a car wash and figured they could use surplus office space at that location to open a Linux store."
Because nothing screams "classy" like the world's first Topless Carwash/Linux Install [moderncarcare.com] Promo Day.
Pray that Ballmer isn't a part of that....
Poor IIS (Score:4, Funny)
#1 phrase overheard at the Linux store? (Score:5, Funny)
Hey! Come back! You have to *pay* for that!
Got my hopes up... (Score:2)
"Computer systems for well under $500"!!!!!
No... wait... it's just the same as Sub300.com [sub300.com] but 200$ more expensive.
"Computer systems for under $300!"
On that note, it seems Lindows needs to update their Linspire testimonials page [linspire.com]. "The marriage of Linspire and Sub300.com computer systems is made in heaven" -- Marc Silverman, President, Sub300.com
Re:Got my hopes up... (Score:2)
The USD is not the only dollar.
Lindows strange choice (Score:2, Insightful)
Shave and a Haircut... (Score:2)
Their site... M$? (Score:3, Funny)
The page cannot be displayed
There are too many people accessing the Web site at this time.
Please try the following:
* Click the Refresh button, or try again later.
* Open the sub500.com home page, and then look for links to the information you want.
HTTP 403.9 - Access Forbidden: Too many users are connected
Internet Information Services
Technical Information (for support personnel)
* Background:
This error can occur if the Web server is busy and cannot process your request due to heavy traffic.
* More information:
Microsoft Support
Wait... They're running Windows as a web server?!?!?! What gives?
No! (Score:2, Informative)
hypothetical (Score:2)
~jeff
Expectations (Score:2)
Better hope they don't have a music department....
Speaking as a Torontonian (Score:2, Insightful)
OT: Apple dealers in Toronto (Score:2, Informative)
Two non-chains come to mind:
-Computer System Centre, Inc.
-Northstar
CompuSmart/Compucentre deals in Apple products, though I'm not sure if you had them in mind.
Who else sells Apple stuff?
Linspire ? Excuse me? (Score:2)
As a linux user, I feel offended. I think the likes of Mandrake [mandrake.com] or Suse [suse.com] would be a MUCH better idea.
Sunny Dubey
PS: Just for kicks, Pricewatch [pricewatch.com] supports LinBullShit too, *cough**cough*
Site Slashdotted (Score:2)
What about Click N Run? (Score:2)
I doubt the software being sold at the store would be instantly installable on Linspire machines from CD -- they're probably sourceforge/freshmeat CDRs. The software would have to be compiled first -- something Linspire's target market (Joe SixpackWindowsSwitcher) doesn't regularly do...
Just my reaction to the news..
Not the first by a long shot (Score:4, Informative)
Perhaps they are the first Linux-only retailer in the US?
Re:Not the first by a long shot (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Not the first by a long shot (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, it's only a matter of time then
Store in Sydney (Score:3, Informative)
What about licenses? (Score:3, Funny)
It's sub300.com in the US (Score:3, Informative)
Not the first (Score:3, Informative)
Everything Linux (Score:3, Insightful)
Nothing new. Again, our North American cousins believe they are the only people in the world. Been on that page already folks, catch up.
I'll try posting this in the -right- thread now. (Score:3, Informative)
Kind of like a Thinkgeek [thinkgeek.com] for Australia (and they accept BPAY!)
Re:Sub500 (Score:2, Informative)
Re: (Score:2)
Less consumer confusion ? (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Great to see a Linux-only store (Score:5, Funny)
Not a joke! (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Not a joke! (Score:3, Informative)
at first I thought, "hey, maybe it's their hosting provider or some odd proxy thing" but if you cick on netblock owner, only their domains are listed there.
Re:But their web server is IIS (Score:2)
Re:And Linus Torvalds won't see a dime from it... (Score:2)
Ooh! Ooh! I know the answer! Assuming you mean special relativity, NOTHING! Not even a promotion to patent inspector 2nd class, nor a position as a lecturer, nor a position as a high school science teacher.