[plug][OT] Who's a Good Hardware Supplier in Perth?

[Chris Caston]

On Mon, 2005-09-05 at 22:06, Cameron Patrick wrote:

> 
> I've not had problems with Austin when it comes to buying components
> or getting faulty parts swapped.  _However_ the Austin's in Osborne
> Park is quite anti-Linux, or at least seemed quite hostile when we
> went around there trying to get them to put up some installfest flyers
> last year; you might want to avoid them for that reason, but I'd note
> that most hardware places around here are Windows shops and unlikely
> to have any Linux clue anyway.
> 

I guess they see Linux as a threat to their business as the mark-ups on
hardware are so low that that they only make money cleaning the spyware
and viruses of Windows machines. Take that away and they have nothing.

Oh than and <quote> Linux? No, your can't play any games on
that.</quote>

> MCG seem okay, although haven't used them very much.
> 
> Cameron.
> 
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