why I fear open source can't win the war - Linux laptops

[Paul Sutton]

Perhaps we could have links on the website to companies that sell 
computers with Linux pre-installed, in return for this perhaps those 
shops could have flyers for the user group,  so new users can then get 
in touch and get help if they are new to Linux,  ok this would work out 
as either free tech support or helping out the community depending on 
how you look at things,

if this works, word will spread that a) the support is there and b) the 
expertise is out there,  and more importantly the community is helpful,

I have a flyer from the computer shop at 298 college street

they have an Acer aspire 3623 NWXNi for $569

Paul

Gary Layng wrote:
> 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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