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How Not To Sell Linux Products

Posted by timothy on from the user-interfaces-suck-near-universally dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Roblimo looks at why so many Linux products fail in the marketplace, and decides it's not because Linux users want everything free, but because most products they're asked to buy are either poorly marketed or don't work well. He has some good advice for anyone trying to sell stuff to Linux users, except it really applies to *all* computer products, not just Linux." (NewsForge and Slashdot are both part of OSDN.)

23 of 451 comments (clear)

  1. who did that? by nadolph · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://www.car2k.com/nathan/frs106.png

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  2. You all should know you are being tricked. by cmdr_of_taco · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I am the true taco master. I have heard though the grape vine that your leader has tried to steal my title. Be fooled no more for I have returned! I am the ambassador to the cyber community from Taco World the real one. All your base are belong to me. I am invincible. I want to make a website called dotslash to prove that I am the master! I am the only taco leader who is worthy of such a name. I have an army of tacos and some potato guns ready. Please direct all inquiries to cmdr_of_taco@yahoo.com. I am the true master bow at once!

    1. Re:You all should know you are being tricked. by LinuxBSDNotSCO · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Mod invent a -infinity score for this one. What an idiot!

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    2. Re:You all should know you are being tricked. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Karma -> Shitheap

    3. Re:You all should know you are being tricked. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Congratulations stupid-ass, YHBT YHL HAND

  3. Well, I know of one! by vasqzr · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    Do not use the Mozilla logo on your products!

  4. mod up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    His cLash wi7h

  5. Mirrored site is getting laggy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Here is a mirror of the site it seems to be going down.

  6. Re:Why They Sell Poorly? by CptChipJew · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Here comes the lions, only in Kenya. Only in Kenya, we've got lions."

    Actually, I think its "Where can you see lions, only in Kenya"

    Kenya Believe It?

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  7. Re:Why They Sell Poorly? by thinkliberty · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Don't for get the beowulf cluster! Only a beowulf cluster of these would suck.

  8. Re:I wont pay for software by DAldredge · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What about the software that runs your mouse, keyboad, bios, harddrive, modem???

  9. Re:Why They Sell Poorly? by dirkdidit · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ahh indeed it is. LOL, I can't even get the damned Kenya tourism advert right today.

  10. Re:OMFG THAT"S SO FUNNY!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How do you not know if you just shat yourself? You a cripple?

  11. Re:Why They Sell Poorly? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    One more change.

    Only in Kenya -> Come to Kenya

    And now thou art holy

  12. Re:Why They Sell Poorly? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    d00d, it'd be, like, a beolion cluster. j00 R teh st00p3d!

  13. Re:OMFG THAT"S SO FUNNY!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    "Holy crip it's a crapple!"

    -- Peter Griffin

  14. an example from the BSD world. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Don't use a crack whore as your mascot.

  15. Re:OMFG THAT"S SO FUNNY!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just wanted to see this subject line again.

  16. Woot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I get +5 funny for a blatant troll against Slashdot's readers

  17. Re:We demand you delete this article by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 2, Offtopic
    Actually it would be a doubleminus good, not a doubleplus ungood.

    Where did you learn newspeak? And yes, I AM the thought police.

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  18. Re:well DUH by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    "Christ, that's usually why ANY product fails."

    As a homosexual faggot sodomite homogay christian, i'm concerned that christ has no place for me in the sweet oblivion of heaven. The release of GTK 2.4 has been a painful reminder of this fact.

  19. The classic example of this, the cobalt raq2 by GuyFawkes · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I still miss my old raq2's more than any other techno object I have owned, provided you didn't buy them when new (ouch) then immediately unpack them and open the case to see where your thousand pounds just went (where the fuck is the REST of it??) and suffer heart failure...

    OK there was custom PCB work in there and custom BIOS work, but basically it was red hat + apache + few small utils wrapped up in a cute browser based GIU that JUST PLAIN WORKED, and worked flawlessly.

    I'm sure it should not be beyond the wit of some of the better coders out there to take via eden boards and off the shelf small profile cases and debian and do something similar and more to the point do it better than plesk, which I found an absolute bloody nightmare to install *properly*.

    anybody?

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  20. Re:I wont pay for software by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hey DAldredge, don't run away from the question I asked in the other discussion.

    You: Remind me again what the differences are between Bush and Kerry.
    Me: You've gotta be fucking kidding me. Do you honestly believe there is no meaningful difference?

    Please answer, for I yearn to know. Were you merely trolling, or are you really that stupid?