On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Kenney Jacob <[email protected]>wrote:
> You can think about it in a different way. Dell comes with pre loaded > windows. If you want Dell, you will have to use windows. If you dont like > windows, dont buy dell. > > Its like buying a car, Tata manza comes with a fiat engine. Can you ask > them to give you an option to use a tata engine itself ? If you want a tata > engine, you buy some other car. > > Kenney > > I am not sure about the engine, but I know (from firsthand experience) Tata (or most dealers) definitely buys back tyres if you need different kind. I would love to see the same in case of computers -- I don't need Windows, so just give me the money back. > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Althaf <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thursday, 23 September 2010, Praseed Pai <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi All , >> > >> > @althaf >> > >> > I think most vendors offer an alternative , if you ask for. Some vendors >> give FreeDOS as the primary OS and some do use Linux distros. >> >> Well to spotlight, take dell into account, i'm aware they have few >> models with freedos and linux, i believe problem is much more >> fundamental than the few models they provide, i totally support them >> if they mention "Dell recommend so and so / for optimal performance >> dell recomm.. so and so" rather than forcing people to use and buy so >> and so. >> >> PS: Dell is just an example, no flame wars please ;-). >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Althaf K Backer >> http://code.google.com/p/minix3-usbsubsystem/ >> http://mykeystrokes.blogspot.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List >> http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ >> http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org >> #[email protected] >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List > http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > #[email protected] >
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