[nixgeek]

Because it's not in their best interest as Apple employees to promote another product. They already have an OS. That would be like Microsoft support helping out Linux users. Unless they come out with a product on something like Linux, they won't help you....it's not in their interest to do so. Same with the Apple Geniuses at the Apple Store. Yes, Macs can run Linux...but that doesn't mean they are there to support another operating system that has nothing to do with Apple directly. They probably do know how to use Linux on PowerPC or Intel Macs, but they are there to promote Mac OS X and Apple's other products only.

And regarding PC techs, like doemel said many of them are too focused on Windows to care. The ones that do go about giving Linux a try are few and far between. I know because I deal with a lot of techs in the school district I work for, and a lot of them only care about Windows...it's what gives them job security. It's taken me a long time to finally get some of them to come around and give Linux a try. It's been a lot easier now with Ubuntu Feisty being released, but many of them just don't care since our district is Microsoft-based.