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Linux Promotion in Mall Kiosks
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| In my experience, the mall kiosk is a great marketplace where potential
| customers can stop by to make a new discovery with a product that could very
| well change the way they look at computers forever.
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| Considering the financial savings on software, the fact that the user ends up
| with a PC free from malware –and the entire package is less in cost than a
| comparable Mac – pre-installed Linux boxes might very well sell themselves.
|
| But not without fully understanding the mindset of the typical mall customer.
| The likely kiosk customer is generally:
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| • At the mall to make a purchase, potentially in a buying mood.
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| • Likely using Windows, possibly open to exploring OS alternatives.
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| • Open to being impressed with overall value, not clever marketing gimmicks.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3771806/Linux+Promotion+in+Mall+Kiosks.htm
You're not trapped!
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| Usually, when I suggest they switch to Linux, I get resistance. This is due
| largely to their fear of change. My message to them is simply that they are
| not trapped by Windows.
|
| The beauty of Linux is that it can be deployed on their existing hardware,
| which is not the case, if they want to switch to a Mac. When deployed on
| their existing hardware, Linux usually runs more efficiently than Windows.
| Once deployed, it will be much more secure than a Windows or even a Mac
| machine. They won't have to buy anti-virus or spyware programs.
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http://www.lawofficelinux.com/2008/09/youre-not-trapped.html
That's one reason why Apple can't beat Microsoft where GNU/Linux already does
(e.g. Brazil). There's no Apple shop or sufficiently-large budget.
Recent:
Return From The Mountain
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| "It's not our job to advertise Linux."
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| Yeah? Well maybe it's not and maybe that's the problem. It doesn't seem to be
| anyone's "job" to advertise Linux. Sure you use it and most assuredly you
| dump buckets of money into development and research, but in the final
| analysis, companies like IBM and HP don't see any significant financial gain
| from the desktop...it's a tool for them to achieve the profit they make from
| the server side.
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| Big Iron.
|
| Big Money.
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| Big Budgets.
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http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/04/return-from-mountain.html
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