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

[Garry Stahl]

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. :(
>   

Rather isn't that salable.  Popular?  Everyone here runs it, but who
last needed to buy any software?  Running openSUSE 11 I have never
needed to buy software.  I need something that does something I fire up
Yast and go get it.  That has been the story so far.

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