U.S. loses out in Lenovo's Linux netbook push
People in most markets Lenovo serves, including Singapore, China and the U.K., will be offered the company's new IdeaPad netbooks with either Microsoft Windows XP or a Linux OS, but users in the U.S. won't have that option.
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"A Lenovo representative in
"A Lenovo representative in Beijing declined to comment on why Lenovo does not plan to offer IdeaPad netbooks with Linux OSs or 8.9-inch screens in the U.S. market, nor whether such devices will be offered in the country at a later time."translation: we don't want to upset uncle Bill and grandfather Ballmer so, please stop asking that
Why should I have to go
Why should I have to go through the trouble of having to uninstall Windows and reinstall Linux? Also, I find the thought of any of my money being transfered to Microsoft for unwanted software offensive. So, there are lots of other netbooks currently available that do provide users with pre-installed secure Linux. By not making this option available, Lenovo is losing my and many more sales.omg thats so harsh! i mean
omg thats so harsh! i mean really! the US wont get linux?dry your bloody eyes and quit moaning its not like you wont be paying 1/2 the price we have to pay in the UK
your getting a sweet deal even without linux considering that your ar litterally getting it 1/2 price.
I've been waiting for a
I've been waiting for a netbook from Lenovo. But without Linux, I think I'll pass. Who wants an old and insecure MS o/s on one of these boxes? That's just plain silly.What's harsh is having to
What's harsh is having to pay an unneccessary "Microsoft tax". Living in the US, I'd actually buy the UK version and import it in preference to sending any money Microsoft's way. I simply refuse Microsoft a cent of my money any longer; I got money back from Microsoft due to the state of Iowa's class action lawsuit for previous Microsoft monopolistic behaviors ($93 back!) I will not have Microsoft force Windows onto me when I buy a new computer, and use this to count me as a Windows user or sale of Windows (then, using these false numbers, claim they have some huge % of market share, so why develop for anything else.)replica bags
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