LeRoy Cressy on Tue, 19 Feb 2002 20:30:16 +0100


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Re: [PLUG] notebook without options


thanous@dca.net wrote:
> 
> >HP said that Microsoft requires them to sell their notebooks
> >"fully functional", which means with the "newest" Microsoft
> >OS.  Windows XP in this case.  I can't buy a notebook
> >without an OS.  I can't buy it with an alternate OS.  I
> >can't get a refund for the unused OS.  I guess I can't buy
> >that notebook!
> >
> >This makes me sick.  Where can I go to have a choice?
> >
> 
> I think Dell allows you to buy a notebook with the said options.  They used
> to have a linux notebook/desktop/server option set.  But I am not sure what
> they do with it currently.
>

No they don't
 
> but try them....
> 
> Later
> 
> Anthony
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