I was considering reviving my PC business by selling computers with linux preinstalled. Does anyone have any distro suggestions aside from Ubuntu and mint? Do any of you know anyone who may be interested?
From: Jason Couture <plaguethenet@gmail.com>
I was considering reviving my PC business by selling computers with linux preinstalled. Does anyone have any distro suggestions aside from Ubuntu and mint? Do any of you know anyone who may be interested?
Well, good luck with that (sincerely). I had that idea about twelve years ago. http://www.free-comp-shop.com/ As it worked out, I was fronting thousands of dollars for parts and working for a day to put it all together for a profit of a few dollars. You can't ask much money for doing a simple thing that the people smart and knowledgable enough to want can do for themselves. I decided to give it up when one company that bought about $3000 worth of computer decided to return it. That was my main computer for several years, but if I had designed it myself I would have built something a bit cheaper. I sure didn't need another one. -- Keith
On 2/3/2011 11:30 AM, Keith Wright wrote:
From: Jason Couture<plaguethenet@gmail.com>
I was considering reviving my PC business by selling computers with linux preinstalled. Does anyone have any distro suggestions aside from Ubuntu and mint? Do any of you know anyone who may be interested? Well, good luck with that (sincerely).
I had that idea about twelve years ago.
http://www.free-comp-shop.com/
As it worked out, I was fronting thousands of dollars for parts and working for a day to put it all together for a profit of a few dollars. You can't ask much money for doing a simple thing that the people smart and knowledgable enough to want can do for themselves.
I decided to give it up when one company that bought about $3000 worth of computer decided to return it. That was my main computer for several years, but if I had designed it myself I would have built something a bit cheaper. I sure didn't need another one.
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I have also been trying out the numbers on such a venture and have come to the same conclusion (as Keith). If you can come up with a special niche market, like a car/boat/RV computer or a DVR/HDTV computer for a particular market that has some kind of Television access problem, then you may find a way to profit. It is very hard to go up against the low-end and sale machines at the stores. If you are a great seller, you may be able to talk your way into some customers. In Florida, there are a couple of small companies doing neighborhood wifi internet access for a great price, but even they depend more on the internet charges and the computer service calls than on system sales. Service and training seems like the most profitable part of the picture to me. Still, I hope you find a way to do this. I hope I don't sound too negative. I'm just a regular guy without any strict training or a business degree, so I'm certainly not the last word on the subject. DaveC -- David P. Connell "Watch where you're going; remember where you've been."
I appreciate the feedback, I tend to get lost in an idea, and don't always see all sides of it. The niche market sounds like a good idea though. I'll start prototyping a distro and see what I can do. On Feb 3, 2011 4:23 PM, "David P. Connell" <davec99@charter.net> wrote: On 2/3/2011 11:30 AM, Keith Wright wrote:
From: Jason Couture<plaguethenet@gmail.com>
I was... I have also been trying out the numbers on such a venture and have come to the same conclusion (as Keith). If you can come up with a special niche market, like a car/boat/RV computer or a DVR/HDTV computer for a particular market that has some kind of Television access problem, then you may find a way to profit. It is very hard to go up against the low-end and sale machines at the stores. If you are a great seller, you may be able to talk your way into some customers. In Florida, there are a couple of small companies doing neighborhood wifi internet access for a great price, but even they depend more on the internet charges and the computer service calls than on system sales.
Service and training seems like the most profitable part of the picture to me. Still, I hope you find a way to do this. I hope I don't sound too negative. I'm just a regular guy without any strict training or a business degree, so I'm certainly not the last word on the subject. DaveC -- David P. Connell "Watch where you're going; remember where you've been." _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wl...
Dave would you email me directly if you have a moment? On Feb 3, 2011 4:23 PM, "David P. Connell" <davec99@charter.net> wrote: On 2/3/2011 11:30 AM, Keith Wright wrote:
From: Jason Couture<plaguethenet@gmail.com>
I was... I have also been trying out the numbers on such a venture and have come to the same conclusion (as Keith). If you can come up with a special niche market, like a car/boat/RV computer or a DVR/HDTV computer for a particular market that has some kind of Television access problem, then you may find a way to profit. It is very hard to go up against the low-end and sale machines at the stores. If you are a great seller, you may be able to talk your way into some customers. In Florida, there are a couple of small companies doing neighborhood wifi internet access for a great price, but even they depend more on the internet charges and the computer service calls than on system sales.
Service and training seems like the most profitable part of the picture to me. Still, I hope you find a way to do this. I hope I don't sound too negative. I'm just a regular guy without any strict training or a business degree, so I'm certainly not the last word on the subject. DaveC -- David P. Connell "Watch where you're going; remember where you've been." _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wl...
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