I thought the goal was free software for the masses. On Tuesday 2008-08-26, Dan Lund wrote: > It boils down to being unfamiliar with Linux in this position, which > means you should buy a Windows machine with those questions. > > Thanks, > Dan Lund > It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it > to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to > act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have > free scope. > -Niccolo Machiavelli > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Craig White wrote: > >> On Tue, 2008-08-26 at 14:09 -0700, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > >> > Stephen, > >> > > >> > Im not knocking them personally. I find it commendable that they > >> > plainly state their return policy, which unfortunately many vendors > >> > like them do not. > >> > >> ---- > >> I didn't think 15% restock fee was out of line at all. > > > > If you're willing to pay for it... by all means- go right ahead. But > > if I bought a system and then I found out Skype or something else doesn't > > work properly and I had to pay a 15% restocking fee, I'd be a little > > upset. This is the problem with Linux support, its notoriously > > unmanageable, and often times the 'community' is driven by somewhat manic > > tech-heads who refuse to conform to any idea whatsoever, let alone a > > technological standard. > > > >> Obviously taking back returns without restocking fees (i.e. Fry's, > >> Costco, etc.) is a marketing scheme. > > > > Not really sure how to parse 'marketing scheme' here, but if you mean > > 'a way to sell something' - yep it sure is. I can take it home, see how > > it plays with my hardware, use it for a few weeks, and if it doesn't > > stick, all money is refunded. Hardly a 'scheme' if were using this word > > as some kind of negative. Setting up this marketing scheme requires a > > lot of business development with hardware vendors, etc. > > > > Sorry if Im letting down the Linux revolution, but you've got to face > > the reality of what the average person gets with a major distributor. > > Eventually, Im sure someone will figure out how to make the Big Mac of > > linux PCs, and Im also sure that 50+% of people on this list will reject > > it on the basis its not 'true linux'. -jmz > > > >> Craig > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > > "Never take counsel of your fears." - Andrew Jackson > > > > - http://www.joshuazeidner.com/ > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss