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First Linux-only Retail Store?

Posted by michael on from the gone-crazy-from-the-cold dept.

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."

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  1. Sub500!? by TheVidiot · · Score: 0, Troll


    "Where Linux works less than half the time!"

  2. Will it have a GENIUS BAR? by callipygian-showsyst · · Score: 0, Troll

    And will there be skinny, pimply kids with their Linux iPods hanging around out front?

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  3. Re:Got my hopes up... by bigjnsa500 · · Score: 0, Troll

    No, but it's the only one that matters.

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  4. First all-linux store... by rattler14 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Let me guess, it's a room with a computer in the middle of the room, much like a mall kiosk. When you open mozilla, it brings you right to sourceforge.net, where you proceed to download the linux software you want. To make sure you're not a microsoft spy, you need to recompile the CD-R drivers before you're allowed to burn your CD. This is a test to see if you're heart and mind are pure. A 10% discount is given if you can do it all in perl. 20% off if you can do it in less that 6 lines like DVD-Jon. Upon leaving, a guy dressed like Gary Busey beats you up for $10.

    I bet I'm at least 50% right :)

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