Re: [tlug] Re: Post my article on tlug.jp?

[Curt Sampson <cjs@example.com>]

On Sat, 28 Jul 2007, Jonathan Byrne wrote:

> I think what he means is that since Windows is built into the price of
> the machine, just as OS X is built into the price of a Mac, people
> don't really regard it as something that they paid for (although in
> fact they did, of course).

No, what I'm saying is that when I went out shopping for a laptop, I
chose this one over cheaper ones without a Windows license, because even
with the extra cost of an OS that I never use tacked on, the machine was
still a better value for me. Essentially, I set the cost of Windows at
nothing.

> FWIW, it is possible to get a new Thinkpad [with] Linux; Emperor Linux
> sells them with Linux pre-installed. One thing I'm very curious about
> is if they have to pay the Windows tax when they get them, or does
> Lenovo (and IBM before it) sell bare Thinkpads to Emporer? Anyone got a
> contact there?

> From http://www.emperorlinux.com/quality/value/distros/dualboot/ :

    We don't do any Windows installs, or have any resources to do so, but we
    can easily shrink the existing Windows partition and put Linux on the
    rest of your disk.

    There is usually no extra charge for the dual-boot configuration.
    The prices on this site reflect a free dual-boot with Windows XP
    Home, which originally comes on the machines from the manufacturer.

cjs
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