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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. Great by mothz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nothing like a high-profile store in the back of a car wash to raise awareness for Free Software.

    1. Re:Great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah... but I bet those cars are really clean.

  2. first store? by Slyder · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It's not the first one I've heard of - there used to be one in Atlanta, near Georgia Tech, though it went out of business a little while ago. Too bad, they had some cool stuff.

    1. Re:first store? by tmhsiao · · Score: 4, Informative

      As detailed in the first reply to the parent, it was the Linux General Store. Right around the corner from my old jerb, it shared a street with two adult entertainment venues, two bars, and used to have a large Tux mural on the side of the building which was a bit unseemly and menacing at night.

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  3. Wait a minute... by slashrogue · · Score: 5, Funny

    You say I can get a car wash and buy Linux-based software at the same time! Now will those car wash babes be geeks too?!? I think my car's dirty...

    1. Re:Wait a minute... by justkarl · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, car washes will be administered by outsourced programmers who desperately need work.

    2. Re:Wait a minute... by lukewarmfusion · · Score: 5, Funny

      "Now will those car wash babes be geeks too?!? I think my car's dirty..."

      From your comments, it looks like your car's not the only thing that's dirty.

  4. Re:Uhh . . . by zonix · · Score: 4, Funny

    A match made in heaven, no?

    Well, it still doesn't beat "Joe's Wedding Gift Shop And Auto-repair". :-)

    z
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  5. In other news... by revery · · Score: 5, Funny

    A sweat soaked Steve Ballmer announced that many stores that sell Windows will also be opening car washes to compete with this most recent threat from Linux.

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    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.

  6. Workin' at the car wash... by sczimme · · Score: 4, 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!

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    1. Re:Workin' at the car wash... by dasmegabyte · · Score: 4, Funny

      Er, no. The source would always be free. And nobody would buy a wash. Instead, they would spend several hours compiling their own from water, soap and wax.

      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!

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  7. Wash Me by rute_1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The question is: Do they do Windows?

  8. Eat your own dog food? by jhkoh · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Ah, too bad their web site looks to be running on Windows.

  9. Sub500.com by scottennis · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think it's hilarious they also have a US version of their store called sub300.com. Do they have to buy new domains whenever the exchange rate shifts?
    In Japan they're known as sub32000.com
    In Italy they're sub477777.com

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  10. FrontPage?! by JebuZ · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Did anyone else notice the meta tags on this page?

    <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..

    1. Re:FrontPage?! by hey · · Score: 4, Funny

      I assume they are running FrontPage on WINE.

  11. Sub 500 by American+AC+in+Paris · · Score: 4, Funny
    They live up to their name:

    HTTP 403.9 - Access Forbidden: Too many users are connected

    403.9 is indeed below 500...

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  12. Poor IIS by n17ikh · · Score: 4, Funny

    Linking to an IIS page on slashdot makes baby Jesus sad. HTTP 403.9 - Access Forbidden: Too many users are connected Internet Information Services Isn't it ironic how it's a site for selling Linux computers but runs on a Frontpage-generated, IIS served page. I bet it's the 5 connection version too.

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  13. #1 phrase overheard at the Linux store? by The+Ultimate+Fartkno · · Score: 4, Funny



    Hey! Come back! You have to *pay* for that!

  14. Re:Great to see a Linux-only store by nocomment · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd like to see it, but unfortunately their IIS webservers couldn't handle the crunch.

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  15. Re:Not the first by a long shot by FullCircle · · Score: 4, Funny

    We haven't invaded Canada just yet.

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  16. Re:Not the first by a long shot by vandan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ah. Toronta is in Canada, eh?
    Yes, it's only a matter of time then :)