On Mon, 2006-01-02 at 09:06 -0800, linux fan wrote:
> I was going through this site
> www.laptopsmumbai.com
> Laptopsmumbai.com belongs to some dealer in mumbai who sells all brands of
> laptops IBM ,HP , ACER , COMPAQ, TOSHIBA & SONY and i saw all branded
> laptops . i Found out a few things
>
> Most entry level laptops today come with linux pre-installed , atleast in
> acer and compaq .
> . It would be interesting to note that IBM even in its non- windows model
> doesnot endorse linux , instead it ships them with free dos .
> Toshiba and Sony still dont sell any laptops in India without Windows .
> Acer which ships almost all its laptops with Linux mentions on its own site
> www.acer.co.in
> under each model
> ' Acer recommends Windows Xp proffessional' contd......
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That is because of a prior agreement
with MS. Almost no PC comes without an OS these days. There are some cos
who peddling FreeDOS even!
Also, GNU/Linux comes pre-installed and GNU/Linux is supported are two
different things.
Warm regards,
ah
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