Maybe, but Canonical/Ubuntu are making changes that I find drastic. For
instance, after years of using Ubuntu, I really got lost with Dash. I
tried the latest release for two weeks, but in the end, I removed Ubuntu
from my computers altogether, and went for something else. I have other
relatives who also removed Ubuntu after the new release.
We'll see in the long run how all of that will fare for
Canonical/Ubuntu, but I will be darned if I have to use a >decrapper< on
Linux like I have to use on laptops with all the crapware that comes
with it when installing Windows. Fine that it generate fees for
companies, but it sure represent security risks for the unfortunate
hardware owner, and royal annoyances.
J.D.
On 12-09-24 11:51 AM, Alan Truesdale wrote:
One of the reasons that it is hard to find hardware with Linux OEM
(Original Equipment Manufacturer) installed is that some manufacturers
make as much or more profit pre-installing ad-ware or promo-ware
(bloatware) as they do on the actual hardware. They all (the OEMs)
depend this income in some way.
My hope is this is not too obtrusive and Canonical/Ubuntu figure out
that they can split the revenue from this with hardware manufacturers.
This type of arrangement may lead to OEMs selling Ubuntu pre-installed
systems with evergreen (ongoing) revenue potential instead of
depending on (bloatware) for profits. As well as making consumers
happy this may be useful in opening up the field to various
alternative operating systems including other Linus distros.
2 more pennies
Alan
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