... just saw this James. I guess my earlier email addresses
this?
Best regards, Des Gregory
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Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 1:19 PM
Subject: Via Ubuntu-uk - Business with
Ubuntu
Does anyone here have any ideas for James at
al?
Cheers
Tim
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-------- Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Business with Ubuntu Date: Tue, 26 May
2009 09:04:19 +0100 From: James Milligan <address@hidden> Reply-To: British
Ubuntu Talk <address@hidden> To:
British Ubuntu Talk <address@hidden>
Let
me just say that I couldn't think of a better title for this,
so please improve it if you can!
The shop I work in sells
desktop computers that are built to order each time, meaning the OS too. We
also sell laptops by ASUS but that's not really relevant at the moment. Our
main thing, though, is repairing computers in general.
The boss has
told me that he's got 2 Ubuntu desktops to be built, and he wants me to do
them. He said this because I'm pretty much the only person in the company
that's knows about Ubuntu enough to install it and set it up.
I feel
that the time is right to suggest moving address@hidden Ubuntu as
a mainstream option when people are choosing what OS to have. The
only issues I can see, and what he will see, are the following:
-
profitability - how much do you 'charge' for Ubuntu to make it worthwhile?
Also, because of the nature of Windows PCs, we get a lot of return sales
because of the repairs etc. I know Ubuntu computers break, but not as often
or as badly as Windows ones do.
- training - I'm sure he doesn't want
to cough up for the official Canonical training, yet I can't go around
teaching the guys who know more about Windows than I will probably ever do
about it. Is there any training (preferably close to Manchester, but
Cheshire would be better).
I hope someone can think of 'solutions' for
this - I know that he'd go for Ubuntu if he could, it's just that there
isn't as much profit in it. Thanks for any help!
James
Milligan
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