[Nottingham] Share your operating system bundling tales with the EU

[Richard Hodgson]

I'm a little less cynical; I can't imagine most regular users would buy
something without Windows. That said, it was rather difficult to find on
their site at the time - You'd only find their Ubuntu laptops if you
specifically searched for them, and only on a couple of selected models.

Personally I think that preloaded Linux laptops fail to sell based on their
target audience; most Linux enthusiasts prefer to be able to choose their
distro than wanting something preinstalled, preferring compatible hardware
over a preinstalled distro.

Honestly, I'd rather be able to buy laptops without an OS so I don't have to
pay for a Windows licence if I don't want one.

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 00:49, Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk> wrote:

> On 21 April 2011 00:32, Richard Hodgson <rich at dearinternet.com> wrote:
> > Dell did a few years ago, but I think the option was dropped due to a
> lack
> > of sales.
>
> ... Or Microsoft 'coercion'?
>
> Or is Microsoft Marketing so brain-washingly powerful that nothing
> else can succeed for the sake of not being labelled "Microsoft"?
>
> There's the well known scheme of how Microsoft 'rewards' Microsoft
> 'exclusivity'... Might that be the next target of an EU anti-trust
> investigation?...
>
> Or is this request for examples the first step?
>
>
> There /must/ be a better way!
>
>
> Aside: We also need an alternative to Linux before it too becomes an
> effective monoculture/monopoly!...
>
> FreeBSD anyone?
>
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
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