On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:32:30 -0500, McKown, John wrote: > ... they simply assume that everybody already has a PC and is running > MS-Windows. I buy my PCs from a vendor (ZaReason) who bundles Linux (distro > of your choice) instead of Windows. > How does that work? I understand that MS has "cooperative" marketing agreements such that dealers (distributors? manufacturers?) who bundle Windows on 100% of the PCs they sell. Is the consequence that ZaReason which doesn't cooperate simply can't economically compete in the Windows arena and bundles exclusively Linux (and other non-Windows OS?)
I know a Linux professional who told me she bought a Windows PC; reformatted, and installed Linux. That might have given her a lower net cost or broader selection of hardware. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
