On Sat, 2008-12-06 at 14:31 +0200, sara fink wrote: > > > > > > Encourage (by getting people to demand it) providers to sell > PCs with > Linux, in which a VM is installed and runs a MS-Windows XP > image. > > VM anyone can install. Asking VM installed with windows xp image will > open the door to charge extra charge for the image of XP. After all, > if it's not registered image, after 30 days you can't use it anymore. > You need to re- install the image.
So what? 1. The seller could sell, as part of the deal, a MS-Windows XP license. 2. Not everyone has the expertise to install, configure and optimize a VM. If the seller can profit from doing this in behalf of the buyer, why not? --- Omer -- In civilized societies, captions are as important in movies as soundtracks, professional photography and expert editing. My own blog is at http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/ My opinions, as expressed in this E-mail message, are mine alone. They do not represent the official policy of any organization with which I may be affiliated in any way. WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]