On 3/20/2018 2:38 AM, Jim Hall wrote:
Yes, HP is one of the computer manufacturers that includes FreeDOS in
their standard builds. If you go into their laptops and desktops, and
search for FreeDOS, you'll get a list of devices that can be
configured with FreeDOS as the default operating system.
For example: HP ProDesk 600 G3 Microtower PC comes with Windows, but
you can configure it to come with FreeDOS instead.
Dell is another manufacturer that does that.
It's just a ruse to circumvent the licensing deal they have with
Micro$oft, which gives them a better bulk license deal if they do not
sell any computer without an OS. And they don't want to tick off Redmond
by more obviously promoting Linux as an alternative (which would be for
a lot of people a far more viable option)...
Ralf
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