why I fear open source can't win the war
Paul Sutton
zleap-Tp5KeRqLOeNeoWH0uzbU5w at public.gmane.org
Sat Aug 5 23:41:36 UTC 2006
acer are selling laptops pre installed with Linux,
Paul
Kush wrote:
> Though IBM and others seem to back linux, yet when one goes to buy
> branded laptops, even IBM is selling windows xp preinstalled. Not to
> mention sony, hp, dell etc and the others.
>
> I went with a friend to a computer shop to look at some of the laptops
> and the sales assistants were not ready to uninstall XP from the IBM
> machines and take off its cost from the sales price.
>
> Why are these companies paying only lip service to backing linux and
> what can be done? Is the problem unique to Canada or is it prevalent in
> the US also where I believe there is much more competition and consumer
> choice?
>
> Kush
>
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