Hi,
This is still scary to those of us who dual boot. How am I to install
Linux when I cannot strip everything back to zip and start a fresh install
of everything? It would force the need to use Partition Magic or another
hdd repartitioning tool to ensure that you could still run Windows.
Leads to another thought. With the change in policy, they do not ship
windows with the machine, only a standard install. Does this mean they
would sell Windows seperately?
Cheers,
Kieran
On Tue, 9 May 2000, Rick Welykochy wrote:
> This is scary ... unless you use an O/S that is available in
> offline storage format, like Linux.
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [LINK] Microsoft, at it again, "the consumer is king" NOT
> Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 08:55:20 +0930
> From: Brenda Aynsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Organization: Internet Support Services
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>
>
> Microsoft is implementing a policy of not providing a CD of the
> operating system when you buy a new machine.
> ....
> Full text of article at
> http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,16563,00.html
>
>
> "It's likely many PC buyers will be caught by surprise. With
> Microsoft leaving explanations to the system vendors, many
> customers won't know what they're getting until they open the
> box. And inevitably, some won't realize they don't have a backup
> of their OS until disaster strikes."
>
> cheers
> brenda
>
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