No Demand for Linux in the UK?

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday August 1, 2007 @04:50AM from the we-like-tea-not-penguins dept.

eldavojohn writes "If you're a Linux user in the UK looking for a Linux box, you're not going to get it from Acer. The computer maker has started releasing Linux installed machines in Singapore but cited 'no demand' as a reason for not releasing the same computer with Linux installed in the UK. From the ZDNet article: 'Before the launch of the Acer Aspire in Singapore, there had been no suggestion that any major manufacturer other than Dell was even considering releasing Ubuntu-based products. However, Acer president Gianfranco Lanci did tell Financial Times Deutschland that "the whole [PC] industry is disappointed with Windows Vista". Lanci claimed that Microsoft's new operating system had not boosted PC sales, due to concerns over its stability and overall maturity.'"

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Re:Maybe... by danbert8 · 2007-08-01 05:30 · Score: 5, Informative

From the linked wikipedia article:
"Lunix", however, is sometimes used as a mocking respelling of "Linux" in humorous contexts. I think it means exactly what he was using it to mean.

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