Why to PC manufacturers make you purchase Window's operating system?
I have called Dell, HP, Toshiba and many others. They all say that they can not sell their computer without a operating system. WHY?
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contractual obligation ?
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Also, at least HP delivers machines "without OS". Well, not really, they put FreeDOS on them. |
To make sure that you pay the Micro$oft tax:
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I'm sure they made a deal with the devil. The devil will provide them with a discount or kickback on the operating system, if they agree to sell their hardware with only the devils operating system installed, and no other options. It all makes perfect sense, if you are the devil.
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I wouldn't either. For 2 reasons.
1. I want to make sure it will actually boot up past the bios before I sell it. *edit* (on second thought, I doubt they actually test things like that.) 2. A large number of people dont understand what it means when there is no OS installed. I've known people who have reformatted their hard drive and wonder why there is no start menu... Now, some manufacturers will sell computers with linux pre-installed (usually ubuntu). You might save a few dollars that way, but probably not much. |
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I what to thank all those who know programing and contributed to developing Linux distributions. You have made computing fun! |
You shouldn't worry about it too much. You're paying almost nothing for the Windows license anyway, the few manufacturers who sell systems without it only charge maybe $10 less. Think of it like getting a free copy of Windows with the purchase of any computer, which you can keep or toss as you wish.
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I posted a thread about this ages ago (about 2 years now I suppose) either here on on Ubuntu Forums. In Australia Dell would not sell any machines without Windows pre-installed and if you wipe Windows or remove the original hard drive the warranty would be voided.
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