Concurr, in an ads for IBM laptop, I still "IBM recommeds Window XP". How insane it
would be for one plan of IBM fighting another one?
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 07:15:19 -0900
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Getting Linux on a retail laptop, without paying for Windows
Re: > > IBM would be the best bet.
Re: >
Re: > sadly, for all the hype coming out of IBM these days about
Re: > how they're firmly behind linux and are investing bazillions
Re: > of dollars in it, it appears that you still can't buy a thinkpad
Re: > that doesn't have windows pre-loaded on it.
Re: >
Re: > i'll finally start taking IBM seriously when they sell either
Re: > a linux-loaded laptop or, even better, a blank one. IBM
Re: > can certainly talk the talk. time for them to walk the walk.
Re:
Re: Is it IBM's choice to continue this practice?
Re: Or are they still bound by legal contractual obligations to ship with an MS
Re: operating system?
Re:
Re: Same thing with Dell I think. The only way I could get around this last year
Re: was to buy a PowerEdge with no OS loaded from their Business sales.
Re: Loaded Linux on it and its actually a nice workstation.
Re:
Re: Anyone know if IBM is contractually bound? I will be in the market for
Re: a new Thinkpad soon and would like to know.
Re:
Re:
Re:
Re: --
Re: redhat-list mailing list
Re: unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe
Re: https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
LINUX OS
of the people
by the people
from the people
--
_______________________________________________
http://www.operamail.com
Now with OperaMail Premium for only US$29.99/yr
Powered by Outblaze
--
redhat-list mailing list
unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe
https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
