On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 15:34:47 +0000, ktabic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 19:13 -0400, joe wrote: > > Absolutely you can buy machines without Microsoft Software. As for your > > second comment, there probably are cases that this is true but there are > > also laptops you can buy with Linux on them or no OS on them. My last 3 > > machines I have purchased have all had no OS on them. You can even buy a > > desktop from Dell with Linux though I understand from my Dell friends they > > don't sell very well. > > > But there aren't that many companies that do that. So most people end up > buying MS software even if they don't want it. > And have you tried getting the refund for the cra^H^H^Hunwanted > software?
Rather than step into the entirety of this, I'll address this single point and move along. Companies such as IBM and Dell which are two of the bigger players provide the option of having no OS or linux installed rather than Windows, and they aren't alone. A couple years ago, no, there would have been no option. Not so today. The problem is consumer education. If the consumer doesn't *know* they have other options they aren't going to go looking for them. I'd be curious to see how many salesdroids actually mention the fact you can get the pc/laptop with an alternate or no OS. -- Tremaine IT Security Consultant _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
