On Fri, 2010-03-26 at 16:21 +0000, Alan Pope wrote: > On 26 March 2010 16:00, Randall Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes. I live in Canada, so I know your sentiment. We have restricted and > > inconvenient trade across our shared border, despite what you might hear > > otherwise. > > > > One of the UK loco team created a website to list places you can buy > computers which come without an operating system - or "Naked" as we > call them:- http://nakedcomputers.org/ - I'm sure with a bit of love > it could be made less UK centric. :)
Brilliant web site! Thanks! > > > So here's the thing: What will it take for someone (like Canonical for > > example) to cut a deal with a huge OEM in Taipei or Shenzhen, pre-bundle > > Ubuntu on netbooks, notebooks, and other interesting devices, and offer them > > globally? > > > > I wouldn't be surprised if this is already happening :) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_Ltd > > "Taipei 101 is also home to a Canonical office." > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101 > > Why else would Canonical have an office in Taipei other than to be > close to OEMs & ODMs? > > Some devices are already available from the manufacturer with Ubuntu > or Ubuntu-like OS's pre-installed. Yes I seem to remember some news along those lines a few weeks ago, in the Register I think. Bruno -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
