Wal-Mart Ends Test of Linux in Stores

Weren't they sold out most of the time? You can't sell what you don't have on the shelf. Seems like they didn't give Linux a fair chance. Perhaps they got pressured by someone not to let the playing field be equal?

yeah...I was just gonna say that.. I'm having a bit of trouble reconciling

Quoting:"This really wasn't what our customers were looking for," said Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spokeswoman Melissa O'Brien.

with

Quoting:Wal-Mart sold out the in-store gPC inventory but decided not to restock, O'Brien said.

Yeah, something's shady.

I think the problem is gOS. It looks good on paper, but once you get neck-deep into it, you realize that it's far from ready -- especially for the average Wal-Mart customer. They need something that's got more features, a bigger user base and actual documentation. Standard Ubuntu, even with the "Web 2.0" window dressing of gOS, would've been a much better choice.

So Gos needs to be forked maybe. Make it what it should be. You have to admit is is a really great foundation to build on. At least I think so. I wonder if a fork would gain it *buntu recognition?

> "decided not to restock"

Yep. Follow the money.

Maybe they got so little feedback on it, because it actually works right?

Not bogged down with the DRM crapfest of XP or Vista.

Memo to Wal-Mart: Silence is golden!

I think going from well-known Windows to lesser-known Linux in general, or somewhat-known Ubuntu would've been a hard transition, but going to totally unknown gOS didn't help matters at all.