On 17 January 2011 16:21, Sean Miller <s...@seanmiller.net> wrote: > On 17 January 2011 13:41, alan c <aecl...@candt.waitrose.com> wrote: >> >> On 17/01/11 11:38, Sean Miller wrote: >> >>> And, to be honest, I'm not too worried about "personalized attention" >>> when >>> installing if I am going to save £100 on the retail cost of the >>> laptop... it >>> will presumably "work out of the box"... where I might need the support >>> is >>> later >> >> If you are happy to 'risk' that your purchase might not work completely >> with your chosen OS, then I agree that you would certainly pay a highter >> price to use a specialist (Ubuntu) store. > > No, what I was saying was that a company could buy laptops that are proven > to work with Linux (it isn't hard to check!) in bulk from people like DSG > and then install Linux from a disc image. > > That is not a case of "might not work completely"... the company selling > will know they work completely. > >> >> For me, if, say, a laptop webcam was important to me, I would want to >> know it worked before I committed. > > I'm not talking individuals here, I'm talking a supplier. > >> >> And if I had a dislike for a large software company that has pretty well a >> monopoly, how would I feel when - with my own money, my hard earned cash - I >> later saw them advertising how many of this or that version they *sold* last >> year, including to me? >> >> If low cost is very important, then, yes, ethical decisions become >> difficul > > Well, if the machines came with Microsoft installed then I suppose it will > be a statistic, but to be brutally honest I don't give a damn about > statistics. > > Microsoft can CLAIM to have this percentage, or that percentage, of users. > Ultimately it doesn't matter. > > Sean
There's always the option where you don't accept the Microsoft EULA and get your money back for the install on the machine. -- Regards, Kris Douglas. T. 0845 004 2066 | M. 07728574285 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
