{"id":1262,"date":"2008-07-08T13:10:16","date_gmt":"2008-07-08T18:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/journal\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2008-07-08T13:55:25","modified_gmt":"2008-07-08T18:55:25","slug":"ubuntu-at-best-buy-package-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princessleia.com\/journal\/2008\/07\/ubuntu-at-best-buy-package-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu at Best Buy: Package Details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I learned this morning via #ubuntu-us that they&#8217;re now selling Ubuntu at Best Buy, and couldn&#8217;t help myself: during my lunch break I swung out to Best Buy to drop $20 on a copy.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t easy to find, I spent about 10 minutes searching through their software section, past their big Microsoft Windows Vista and Office displays. I finally found it on the bottom shelf with lots of other miscellaneous software.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/ubuntu_at_best_buy1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/ubuntu_at_best_buy1_sm.jpg\" alt=\"Ubuntu at Best Buy\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>What did I get for $21.19 (after tax)?<\/p>\n<p>Spiffy packaging!<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/ubuntu_best_buy_bag.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/ubuntu_best_buy_bag_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/box_inside.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/box_inside_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/box_back.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/box_back_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>An Ubuntu Hardy, 8.04, CD, and a small quickstart booklet:<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/inside_cd_case.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/inside_cd_case_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/booklet_cover.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/booklet_cover_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/booklet_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/booklet_1_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/booklet_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/booklet_2_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/booklet_3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/booklet_3_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The booklet came with a Registration Number, interesting (I whited it out here).<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/booklet_back.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/princessleia.com\/images\/ubuntu\/booklet_back_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s very exciting to see Ubuntu carried on the shelf by a mainstream store like this, even if it is on the bottom shelf right now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I learned this morning via #ubuntu-us that they&#8217;re now selling Ubuntu at Best Buy, and couldn&#8217;t help myself: during my lunch break I swung out to Best Buy to drop $20 on a copy. 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