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Do We Really Want OEM PCs, Laptops With Only GNU/Linux Preinstalled?

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Linux Today; By Zeek Greko 		Mail this story
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This Linux Today article explores the practical realities of getting Linux onto commodity priced computers. That you end up paying a higher "Microsoft Tax" by buying GNU/Linux only computers if you or your clients have any current need to run Windows. Also, Walmart is selling Linux compatible Laptops for $598 and $698. Model Numbers A535 and CN6302.

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TxtEdMacs ·
I am sorry, but I did not even bother to read the article. I stopped reading anything there not too long after Dave left.

Scanning the summary, it appears at very least a convoluted arguement. What's to be lost if some OEM's give you a choice?

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