__/ [ B Gruff ] on Wednesday 16 August 2006 18:50 \__
> http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/newss/6298/1/
>
> It would appear that the Lenovo laptops will *not* ship with SLED
> pre-installed after all.
> My reading of this is that Lenovo will sell you a laptop with a *blank*
> drive, and that if you go get/install SLED, they will support you, *and*
> provide various drivers.
>
> On the one hand, not what I originally understood.
> On the other hand, a "guaranteed linux compatible laptop", with
> (presumably) a lower price tag than one with Windows?
>
> I would have thought that a laptop which is good for SLED is good for
> OpenSUSE, for example? In fact, they pretty-well say this.
> It's a (very) high-end laptop, and expensive, but:-
>
> "Aggarwal said that the lack of pre-installation is really saving customers
> almost $200 per laptop"
It's a start. It's not the full monty, but it sets an example for others.
Let's be fair. Levono is fearful that the wrath of Redmond will raise the
price. Same issue with Dell, I suspect. Or HP... but it will change
/gradually/. One brick at a time, the Microsoft fortress is being
dismantled. And it will collapse /before/ the last brick is removed as
bricks are being pulled off the base.
Best wishes,
Roy
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