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On 06/11/14 21:01, Barry Drake wrote: > On 05/11/14 15:22, Bill B. wrote: >> We also need to [always], whether we know the answer or not ask >> one question when dealing with "big companies". "Does in work >> with Linux"? > > Our local PCWorld has a policy (official) that staff must say: "We > don't support Linux". I complained to head office and was told: > "This is because we don't sell anything with Linux installed." Apart from Android devices, and maybe chomebooks Paul I made a further > complaint that they DO sell peripherals that can work with Linux. > I got back a fairly positive answer (for PCWorld). I went to the > local store to look at printers. I showed them the e-mail and > asked the question. > > I don't think the staff members I talked to had a clue what I was > talking about. I went to look at the printers they had in stock. > I was approached by a staff member asking 'Can I help you sir?'. I > told him what I was looking for and he was really helpful. It > turned out that he was not a staff member but an HP rep. 'All of > our printers are fully compatible with Linux. He made his point > and I now have a very nice HP printer/scanner. > > Regards, Barry. > - -- http://www.zleap.net @zleap14 diaspora : zl...@joindiaspora.com Documentation lead @ ToriOS http://www.torios.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iEYEARECAAYFAlRb5wYACgkQaggq1k2FJq1uGgCaApusNCNJnXj1DBbOrtB2NQGh 7doAn3ASTyJG7tqPBff+OqGBTTVHFenN =Ad7M -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/