2007/9/28, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Chris Jones wrote: > > Hi > > > > Kris Douglas wrote: > > > >> No windows in the European union? > >> > > > > No it's just a very misguided suggestion that no PC should ship with an > > OS pre-installed. > > It just means more pain for users and no gain for anyone else. > > > > Cheers, > > > Chris, > > I'm with you on this. > > It is hard to see where other EU Directives of a similar nature (for > example, the legislation around servicing for motor vehicles by > non-franchised dealers) has ACTUALLY led to an improvement for customers. > > I also have trouble with the economics of "No Windows licence means much > cheaper PC". The big vendors pay little for their Windows licences - and > in some cases make MORE from the CrippleWare fees they charge than they > actually have to pay out for the O/S licence - so a "fair cost" solution > would actually make Windows+Crippleware CHEAPER than Linux. > > Dell are, of course, to be applauded for what they've done. Both in > REDUCING the price of a non-Windows PC and providing such an option in > the first place. > > > Of course, what I'd REALLY like to see is machines installed > dual-booting between Ubuntu and a "30-day trial version of Windows" at > the end of which, the user either paid an extra £xxx or went with Ubuntu. > > Regards, > > Mark > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ >
That would be awsome! And that that you had to try both...
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