Y’know, you gotta hand it to the crack staff that runs the Best Buy web site. Granted, it’s cool they sell the Asus EeePC..

BUT..

Does it make much sense to recommend Microsoft Office and Norton Anti-Virus for Windows as Linux laptop accessories?

Here are screen shots taken from Best Buy’s web site today.

Click for large version - taken from here. Note the part at the bottom that states the operating system is LINUX.

Click for large version - taken from here. Note the recommended accessories listed.

Hey Best Buy! It’s a distinct possibility that Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 for Windows and Norton AntiVirus 2008 for Windows WON’T RUN CORRECTLY on an EeePC with Linux.

Just a hunch.