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Subject: licentiousness
Folks,
We're just in the process of buying some new hardware. The people we're
using have advocated Compaq gear, and we're keen to go with what they're
offering. We're intending to use Red Hat on the server, desktop laptop.
The problem is that on the laptop
Carver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, 10 May 2002 11:20 a.m.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: licentiousness
Folks,
We're just in the process of buying some new hardware. The people we're
using have advocated Compaq gear, and we're keen to go with what they're
offering. We're intending
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From: Julian Carver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, 10 May 2002 11:20 a.m.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: licentiousness
Folks,
We're just in the process of buying some new hardware. The people we're
using have advocated Compaq gear, and we're keen to go with what
Again, not sure about laptops. We might be able to do a deal, though,
if we talk to Dove. Alterntatively, you should be able to return your
unused MS license for a refund if you wipe the Windows install before
every starting the machine...
This has been covered SO many times.
The problem is that on the laptop desktop lines they can't unbundle
the Windows OS, and there's no way we can prevent money going to
Microsoft. This just isn't acceptable to me.
Ditch Compaq. A few days ago I priced desktop machines. You must buy
the monitor and pay MS tax with Compaq
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Sent: Friday, 10 May 2002 1:47 p.m.
Subject: Re: licentiousness
The problem is that on the laptop desktop lines they can't unbundle
the Windows OS, and there's no way we can prevent money going to
Microsoft. This just isn't acceptable to me.
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Compaq laptops
that not even Compaq models with the same model number may contain the
same hardware (ask Dave Lane about this too).
I have had personal experience of this : a random sample of 50 corporate
desktops purchased at the same time contained 3 with slightly different
chipset revisions. As they were
...
As for the MS tax, the blame is with Compaq, who don't offer a box
without OS, not with Microsoft. Why should Billy offer a refund when
Compaq doesn't bother to offer their stuff without Billyware?
My understanding is that MS forces Compaq and the other big PC makers to
include Windows
Chris Hellyar wrote:
I agree with Dave about going with locally assembled 'clones', upgradability
and bang for your buck is often quite a bit better than with 'brand name'
gear.
While agreeing to a point (I sell clones too), the brand names can
sometime perform better, purely from a
