[Wylug-discuss] Windows Refund. HP vs DELL.

Smylers Smylers at stripey.com
Thu Mar 1 07:31:40 GMT 2007


shaun laughey writes:

> ... in the UK it's almost impossible to buy a decent (and I include HP
> laptops here) system without paying for windows.

Sounds like recent campaigning to Dell may be having an effect:

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/28/dell_linux_computers/

Though Dell says:

  ... we have seen a consistent request to provide platforms that allow
  people to install their operating system of choice

"Consistent request" presumably means "organized assault from a minority
group".

Smylers



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