You guys should check out http://FreeGeek.org. The reuse market is huge
for Ubuntu. FreeGeek is doing some amazing work with free, and Free,
refurbished computers. Their computers are free for volunteers, cheap
for shoppers, 3-5 years behind "new", and they all come with a year of
free tech support on their preinstalled Ubuntu system.
On 12/08/2010 09:53 AM, alan c wrote:
On 08/12/10 12:06, Christopher Swift wrote:
This is admittedly an advantage to Ubuntu in that it can run really
well and
fast on machines that Windows has failed. However I have concerns about
driving this forward as a key feature or advantage to Ubuntu. Ubuntu
will
become associated as a method of just fixing up old computers and not
one to
use on new ones. Wouldn't this give us the same image as say Windows
2000?
Working a miracle on the 'old spare laptop' is a potential *major*
market for second market installs of Ubuntu. It has been a gift from
the Microsoft gods, who produced Vista which was frequently sold on
inadequate machines. This advantage has a best use by date. Soon.
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