On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Abhijit Navale <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > When I looked to buy a branded laptop, I felt much bad that I can customize > a laptop *BUT* I MUST select a M$ operating system. And this really is like > forcing us to pay money even if we do not want to buy it. Is there any > talks > before this post or is there a way to buy a branded laptop (like HP, DELL > or > a sony vaio). > > If there is no way, why are we not even trying to make a way? > > Its tough to get such a laptop from a US based company. Reason is, cost of $50 - $70 (approx additional cost of Windows 7) is not significant in US /EU markets. With Office 2010's barebone version available for free on these laptops, most customers prefer a laptop that comes with Windows and MS Office. And markets like India are not large enough for these to invest and develop a model without OS. These companies might have one or two Linux models, but that is just for namesake. However, Asian companies like MSI, ASUS do have laptops without OS. -Shamit -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
