i'm doing a business and entrepreneurship class in my school and i thought a franchise of stores selling computers with linux would be very successful due to low prices of linux. my main concern would be that since windows costs money if i got the computer from the hardware manufacturer directly for cheap and installed linux as opposed to paying for windows and sold them retail. i just wondered is this a possible thing though? are there any restrictions that would prevent me from creating this kind of business? and where could i get the hardware from per say? basically a place to get cheap computers without windows. and also due to linux being open source is it possible to use linux as the operating system and being able to sell them retail directly to costomers? or due certain rules of how linux is handled prevent me from this. either way thanks in advance on this problem.
Is it possible to create a chain of stores selling computers with linux instead of windows at low prices?internet security
Yes. You could do this.
It's a tough business.
I'm pretty sure Dell is already selling computers that have Linux installed.
Good luck.
Is it possible to create a chain of stores selling computers with linux instead of windows at low prices?network security
Yes - you could put money into creating such a business model.
Nope - it would not be successful!
It can be done. It is a tough business. I believe it can be profitable. You're # 1 problem is going to be that Linux is free. Are you going to sell to the desktop market, or the server side. The server side is easier. Linux is already established there.
On the desktop side, you have to sell systems that work out of the box, with less hassles than Windows. The problem with Linux on the desktop is lack of support for multimedia. If you haven't already, install Linux and see how it works. See if you can make it better than Windows.
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