Rex Ballard wrote:
> On Sep 28, 6:18 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> LC2000 Series Ubuntu Linux Laptops
>>
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>> | The two new laptop models are: LC2464DC, a 64 bit (based on dual-core Turion
>> | 64X2) laptop, and LC2520DC, sporting a 17" screen with accelerated 3D
>> | Graphics based on nVidia GeForce Go 7700.
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>> http://www.linuxcertified.com/ubuntu-laptop.html
>
> Great, I can't wait to go to Best Buy, Circuit City, or Staples and
> test drive one of these puppies. If I like it, I might even buy one.
>
> What's that you say - not available in stores. - Microsoft Monopoly
> striikes again!
> And why NOT in stores? Do the franchises above fear that they will go
> bankrupt if they put Linux machines on display? If they put even one
> Linux box on display, will they lose their right to display ANY
> Microsoft machines? Perhaps they are collaborators in a collusion
> scheme.
>
> <SARCASM>
> Or Maybe they love Vista Home Premium so much that they just don't
> want to show any other alternatives such as Mac or Linux, since nobody
> would purchase either of those anyway.
>
> Retail sales of Vista have been so overwhelming that they have had to
> open new stores to keep up with the demand. They are dedicating more
> floor space, and prices have been increasing because they can't keep
> enough of them in stock.
>
> Nobody really cares which operating system is installed, which is why
> nobody goes to the web to order custom configured machines with
> options such as Windows XP Professional instead of Vista, or Vista
> Business instead of Home Edition.
>
> And of course, once someone purchases a PC they would never even THINK
> of converting that PC to Linux, or installing VMWare Player and a
> Linux "Appliance" on their machine.
>
> They would NEVER put OSS Software on their PC once they've purchased
> it, and they would NEVER go to a web site powered by Linux, an e-mail
> relay powered by UNIX or Linux, or use a router powered by Linux or
> BSD.
> </SARCASM>
>
>> Yes, Linux is out in the market. H-P has recently expanded its scope as well.
>
> When HP tells retailers that they need to put at least ONE of their
> Linux machines on display in order to keep their HP distribution, or
> provides the flooring for retailers to show Linux machines, Linux will
> be out on the market.
>
> HP, Dell, Lenovo, and IBM all sell Linux compatible desktop machines.
> IBM ONLY sells IntelliStations, ALL of which come with the option of
> Linux or Windows.
>
> It seems that, for IBM, Linux desktops are the only ones that are
> profitable.
>
> Gateway is nearly a "Pure Microsoft" play, and their quarterly reports
> and stock prices tell the story. Ironic that ACER, a company who has
> made "Linux Ready" machines almost exclusively for several years now,
> is profitable to purchase gateway, and become the 3rd largest PC maker
> in the world.
>
> HP had to subsidize their PC market for several years. Eventually,
> they broke out, and offered 64 bit AMD based workstations that were
> "Linux Ready". Even though they announced support for SUSE Linux, the
> retail machines were still sold with Windows XP.
>
> HP appearantly wanted to configure a machine with both Linux and Vista
> (dual boot?), and raised Microsoft's delay or refusal to provide a
> quick letter of written permission to do so, to the DOJ, who decided
> that HP's complaint was "Without Merit". It seems that ONLY Microsoft
> has the right to profit from their innovations.
>
> When I can go to the store, and "test drive" a machine that runs Linux
> as the primary operating system, and Windows (XP or Vista) as the
> secondary or VM Client, I'll probably buy it. I'll probably have to
> pay a higher price - that's OK. I'll probably have to deal with some
> peripherals that don't work as well as they might on Linux (USB
> Cellular Modem), that's OK too. On the other hand, If I can purchase
> a machine that's ready to go, from a retailer, in a national franchise
> store (Staples, Office Max, Best Buy, or even Radio Shack or WalMart),
> I'll probably buy it.
>
> Rex
> http://www.open4success.org
>
Xandros is at Office Max.
System76 is Linux ONLY.
linux.org has vendor listings.
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