why I fear open source can't win the war

[Gary Layng]

I find it ironic that we're complaining about not being able to buy computers 
with Linux preinstalled, the day after Lenovo, the company that bought IBM's 
PC business, announced that they will preload SuSE Linux on one model of 
their Thinkpads.

Story here:
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7778908329.html

On August 5, 2006 19:38, 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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