[ale] MS vs Linux on PCs, laptops

[David Jackson]

I'll give it a check!  Thanks!

Dave

Ps. Your systemd notes were very helpful!!

On Monday, September 7, 2015, Jim Kinney <jkinney at jimkinney.us> wrote:

> Dell. Search for "developer edition". My XPS13 has no M$ installed.
>
> On September 7, 2015 3:56:02 PM EDT, David Jackson <deepbsd.ale at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','deepbsd.ale at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>> So, does anyone know why somebody like Lenovo includes MS by default on
>> their laptops? Is it just because MS will only agree to give them a
>> discount if they agree to an exclusive 100%-MS installation on shipped
>> devices?
>>
>> I bought a laptop from Emperor Linux here in town, and even they had MS
>> installed as a dual boot.  It'd be great to just get a laptop without any
>> operating system on it, and *not* have to pay for any MS license in the
>> process...
>>
>> What are the chances of that ever happening I wonder?  :-\
>>
>> Dave
>>
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