Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> LCTP Series Linux Laptops
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> | Pre-loaded Red Hat/Fedora Linux, Ubuntu Linux; distribution CDs
> | included. Optional Dual-Boot Install with Windows XP.
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> http://www.linuxcertified.com/linux-laptop-lctp60.html
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> They very suddenly retracted this type of offer, probably after threats from
> Microsoft. They were not the first. And there was no investigation
>
> As for the price, should it not be the other way around? Laptops should have
> Linux options that are free and have the distros fully preloaded by the OEM.
>
Actually they retracted the offer because of some pretty major problems
with shipping their proprietary thinkpad software and drivers with linux--
i.e. they're simply not done yet. There were quite a few complaints,
including my own on the matter.
Microsoft had nothing to do with it, and I think they'll be offering them
again fairl soon.
Try not to get too completely caught up in the paranoia about microsoft.
Microsoft is a powerful company, but they have no chance against someone
who's backed up by IBM.
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