[mdlug] Suggestions for games for an elderly parent? Starcraft

[Aaron Kulkis]

Michael Corral wrote:
> 2009-01-21, Monsieur Wolfger a ecrit:
>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 2:08 PM, David Lane <dcl400m at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> I have baught Linux from Best Buy, A version of Suse.
>> Oh, sure. It's relatively easy to find the Linux OS on store shelves.
>> Finding software *for* Linux on store shelves is the hard part.
> 
> It's a little harder than it used to be. CompUSA used to sell Linux
> software (e.g. Applixware, Xess), and Best Buy did too (e.g. StarOffice).
> MicroCenter still sells some Linux apps, but not as much as they did
> about 5-6 years ago. I once asked them why, and the answer was simple:
> people just weren't buying them. That's the thing, there may be one or
> two people (like David) on a Linux mailing list who say they'll buy
> Linux software, but that's not enough for most stores to keep it on
> the shelves. Let's face it, Linux just ain't that popular. :(

Correction: commercial apps which replicate apps already IN the distros
aren't that popular.