On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, rpjday wrote:
>
> if you check out information on ibm's website, almost every possible
> configuration for sale comes pre-loaded with (you guessed it) some
> microsoft OS, be it ME or windows 2000. the only non-ms version
> comes with a version of caldera's open linux and is astonishingly
> the same price as for a win2k box of the same model, and $100 more
> than a win me box. there is apparently no option to buy a bare
> thinkpad, so someone who wants to run red hat is still paying for
> an OS they don't want.
Actually, I think this is more the case of them building in the support
cost for linux. I think if you look at it that way, it's reasonable - they
are indeed giving you linux as a choice, it's just not free.
charles
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