Has anyone tried to buy a computer from a major manufacturer and ask for "no" OS? Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 2:25 PM Subject: WalMart: 1000lb gorilla to M$'S 800lb gorilla was Re: [brluglist] M$ pressured Dell into stopping sales of Linux on desktops and laptops (found on /.)
> That's true! I forgot about that. But what I actually > meant was: > > "We should be able to buy computers FROM WHO WE WISH > with our choice of operating systems on them" > > but then that's a far off Utopia, right? No, it's not. > I'd say M$ pressuring Dell to stop selling boxes with > Linux on them is a monopolistic practice. > > But then, what do I know? And I don't imagine there > are many on this list who would support M$. I need to > join a M$ supporters mailing list and argue there. > Anybody know of any? > > John Hebert > > > --- Larry Braud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You can, remember Wal-Mart,$399 > > Microtel SYSMAR116 with Intel Celeron Processor > > 1.0GHz Intel Celeron > > processor 1.0GHz > > 100MHz frontside Bus > > 128MB SDRAM Memory > > 40GB Ultra DMA Hard Drive > > CD-ROM Drive > > 56K Modem > > MONITOR - NOT INCLUDED > > OPERATING SYSTEM - NOT INCLUDED > > > > Model No. SYSMAR116 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 12:26 PM > > Subject: [brluglist] M$ pressured Dell into stopping > > sales of Linux on > > desktops and laptops (found on /.) > > > > > > > This ain't right. We should be able to buy > > computers > > > with our choice of operating systems on them. The > > > following article shows evidence that Micro$oft > > > pressured Dell into stopping the sales of desktops > > and > > > laptops with Linux on them. The last company I > > worked > > > for bought a Dell server with RedHat 6.2 on it and > > we > > > were very happy about it. But, I'm sure Dell > > customer > > > records are private, so how are we gonna know the > > > truth? > > > > > > John Hebert > > > > > > > > > http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=1884&a=24242,00.asp > > > > > > > > > ================================================ > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > your subscription information. > > ================================================ > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage > http://sports.yahoo.com/ > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
