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Lenovo To Shun Linux

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-did-tux-ever-do-to-you dept.

dominique_cimafranca writes "CRN reports that Lenovo will not install or support the Linux operating system on any of its PCs. Lenovo is positioning itself as an exclusive partner of Microsoft, several weeks after the companies announced they were 'reaffirming' global market development and cooperation agreements." From the article: "A Lenovo spokesman later said the non-Linux strategy is also applicable for the company's Thinkpad brand of notebooks, although Lenovo will provide advice to customers who insist on deploying desktop Linux systems in some fashion. While Lenovo and Microsoft have had a long OEM relationship that pre-dates Lenovo's takeover last year of the former IBM PC Co., IBM had been supportive of Linux throughout its product line -- including preloading it on Thinkpads -- before the sale to Lenovo."

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  1. That's OK... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They'll come crawling back to us when Vista turns out to be a flop.

  2. I don't think that will stop anything ... by Quiberon · · Score: 2, Funny
    Lenovo's like a restauranteur, and Microsoft is like a wine waiter. Of course the the restauranteur sends the wine waiter round to see if the clients would like the wine; and lots of them do.

    However, if you force everyone to take the wine, some of them throw it on the floor and fill the glass up with water.

    They're the Linux users; the freedom-loving kinds.

    1. Re:I don't think that will stop anything ... by shani · · Score: 2, Funny

      So does this mean Linux is "free as in water "?

  3. Somewhere..... by ericdano · · Score: 5, Funny

    Somewhere in Microsoft H.Q., all the chairs are breathing a sigh of relief.

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  4. Re:their loss by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The US government shouldn't fear from Lenovo :)
    Apparently it is controlled by M$ not the Chinese government.

    Hmm, maybe they should be terrified instead.

  5. It doesnt make much sense by oztiks · · Score: 3, Funny

    They go off and advertise on /. then they tell everyone that they arnet supporting linux? obviously the marketing dept doesnt speak to the support dept very often at lenovo...

  6. Re:When Marketing and Sales dept control products by Glonoinha · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe the reason Lenovo is shunning Linux is that all the spyware they are bundling in the firmware only works if Windows is the operating system.

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  7. Re:Now I'm annoyed... by Sporkinum · · Score: 2, Funny

    Gesundheit!

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