GO KORY!!! GIVE EM HELL!!! John Hebert
--- Kory Wnuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I ask why I have to pay for an operating system on a > new computer that I have NO intention of ever using? > > The answer is that I don't! > > If I want to purchase a computer (desktop, laptop, > or > notebook) I should be able to purchase it without an > operating system and/or additional software that I > did > not request. As you have probably guessed, I will > not > purchasing from Sony. > > Can anyone recommend a laptop/notebook that can be > purchased without Windows, but has been shown to > work > well with Linux? > > -K > > P.S. I too filled out the survey. The following is > my > correspondence with the folks at Sony: > > > Subject > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Is it possible to have one of your company's > > notebooks configured without som... > > > > > > Discussion Thread > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Response (Robert) - 08/21/2002 06:29 PM > > Thank you for your interest in Sonys > Notebooks. > > > > I am afraid that it is not possible to purchase > a > > Notebook without an operating system. To view > and > > purchase a Notebook of your choice, please > visit > the > > following page. > > > > > http://www.sonystyle.com/home/cat.jsp?hierc=9683x7018&catid=7018 > > > > Please feel free to contact the Sony Style team > for > > further assistance. > > > > Customer (Kory Wnuk) - 08/21/2002 10:36 AM > > I agree that I could install Linux once the > notebook > > has been purchased. However, I do not want to > pay > > for an operating system and any additional > software > > that I will not be using. > > > > > > > > > Response (Chris) - 08/21/2002 04:20 AM > > Thank you for contacting us with your inquiry > > regarding Sony VAIO Notebooks. > > > > I am afraid, it is not possible to configure > the > > Notebook with Linux as the Operating System. > All > our > > Notebooks come with Microsoft Windows 2000/XP > as > > Operating Systems. You can however install > Linux > > after you get the Notebook. Please visit the > > following site to view and purchase the > Notebook > of > > your choice: > > > > > http://www.sonystyle.com/home/cat.jsp?hierc=9683x7018&catid=7018 > > > > The Sony Style team is available to assist you > with > > further inquiries. > > > > Customer (Kory Wnuk) - 08/21/2002 04:13 AM > > Is it possible to have one of your company's > > notebooks configured without some form of > Microsoft > > Windows and associated software? Better yet, > can > I > > get a notebook with Linux installed? > > > > > > Question Reference #020821-000061 > > > ===== > Failure is NOT an option! That is why I use > Linux... > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs > http://www.hotjobs.com > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com
