Sub7 wrote: > overrun with issues like viruses and stability. I see it every day! > People go into this computer shop and part with hundreds of pounds for > him to put a disk in the drive and click next, next, next. Is it really hundreds of pounds for just that, or are you exaggerating?
Personally, I think you're very lucky to have a little local computer shop. There aren't that many of them about. Folks like Dell and the large PC World type outlets have made computers so cheap that there is very little money in them to be made. How much turnover do you think this person needs to keep their shop afloat? He is probably paying similar prices wholesale for his parts, products etc. as you can buy on the internet for, then he needs to make some profit - he does, after all, have to live. And physically running a shop is not cheap - business rates, heating, lighting, stock and the incredible number of insurance policies you need even to start. I think you'll probably find that this computer man is making a very modest income, all things taken into account. It may well be that he takes home less money than he would if he got a job as a manager in PC World. Just my tuppence worth. Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
