Best Buy Is Selling Ubuntu

SirLurksAlot writes "It appears that Best Buy is now selling Ubuntu, both through its Web site and in its brick-and-mortar locations. Going by the release on the product page, Ubuntu has actually been available for the low, low price of $19.99 since May 6th of this year. It is being packaged as the 'Complete Edition.' While they don't specify on the site what version is being offered, a quick call to a local store revealed it to be Hardy Heron, the latest Long Term Support version. How did this development fly under the radar for over two months without anybody noticing?"

Comments

I like the customer reviews...

[Anonymous Coward]

'Cons: Doesn't come in Ultimate and Premier editions'

Ha ha.

Re:It flew under the radar

[thetoadwarrior]

Who buys stuff they don't need?

You mean like a singing rubber fish to hand on the wall?

http://www.howstuffworks.com/singing-fish.htm

Re:It flew under the radar

[n1ckml007]

What? no Rick Roll?

Finally

[eclectro]

A linux distro I can pirate.

Re:It flew under the radar

[zappepcs]

5. [pure personal intuition] Nowadays, mouth-to-mouth is still the best way to spread Ubuntu, or any Linux distro, and hey, the initial mouths know where to get it, and that won't be Best Buy. And that relates to your comment.

Emphasis is mine.

Either this guy is only telling women about Ubuntu, or I'm glad he didn't tell me about Ubuntu!

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Re:It flew under the radar

[William Robinson]

Who buys stuff they don't need?

I heard somewhere, that a man will buy 1$ item for 2$ if he needs it...And a woman will buy 2$ item for 1$ even if she does not need it.

So, all we need to do is, attach a price tag of 39.95$ to Ubuntu, place it near lipstick section and put a big banner of '50% discount sale' above it :)