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One problem I see with selling distros in stores is the constant updating of version numbers, say every 6 months in the case of Ubuntu. This means that store owners will have to be able to ensure rapid turnover. While this is a good thing with an ever evolving system, to many users and store keepers it will seem that they quickly become redundant. I remember seeing Suse 5.3 for sale in an independent computer shop, while I was running 7.3. Being independent they were still trying to get full price for it. Mandrake did try some interesting marketing tactics, such as the Sims mandrake, shipping with the sims game and wine. Another problem is that the big box computer stores (PC world in the UK) are staffed by people with little or no skill or knowledge in computers let alone GNU/Linux.

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