[ale] MS vs Linux on PCs, laptops

[jkinney at jimkinney.us (Jim Kinney)]

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> 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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