laptops w/linux

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

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On 26 Oct 2003 15:12:59 -0500
Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> wrote:

> nmeyers at javalinux.net writes:
> 
> > If there were a serious market for Linux on laptops, companies the
> > size of HP and IBM would figure out how to sell them. The only Linux
> > market big enough to get major hardware vendors' attention is on
> > servers - that's why you'll find them selling servers preconfigured
> > with Linux, but not workstations (last I checked, anyway) or
> > laptops.
> 
> Actually, IBM _used_ to sell Thinkpads pre-installed with Linux (Red
> Hat 5 or 6, IIRC).  They stopped doing that because:
>         a) there wasn't a large market
>         b) it was a support nightmare
>         c) every linux geek wanted it configured differently (e.g.
>         different Distros)
> 
> So, in the end they gave up because it just wasn't worth their time
> and effort.
There are also restrictive contracts by Microsoft. 

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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
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