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I guess if people want to pay for something that is widely reported as being free, then let them pay for it. Maybe once they become emerged in Ubuntu goodness,
by eznet 18y ago
I guess if people want to pay for something that is widely reported as being free, then let them pay for it. Maybe once they become emerged in Ubuntu goodness, they will awake to their error in paying for something they could have burnt themselves for free - likely causing some customer relation issues for good old Best Buy along the way.
On a related note, I would personally like to offer 'air' (not to be confused with AIR), a simple and easy to use fusion of nitrogen and oxygen - for the low price of 19.99!! Also, for a limited time I am offering CrapSquad support for the low-low of 99.99 per service call. Act now!
- omouse 18y agoSome people like paying $$$ to people who give them valuable goods and services. Just because the distribution cost is close to zero, it doesn't mean that the value of the product is close to zero.
- eznet 18y agoThanks for the condescension. I couldn't agree more on cost not equating value - I am an avid Ubuntu user and would gladly pay for its value as an operating system. The above was a joke - apparently not a good one, but a joke none the less. It was intended to be delivered at the expense of BestBuy, not Canonical - surely you are not presenting them as providing valuable service ;) But alas, a joke that requires an explanation was clearly not a well executed joke to begin with - I retract. Thanks for the education on value and economics. sheesh.