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Lenovo to Sell, Support Linux on ThinkPads

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the march-of-the-distributions dept.

Pengo writes "Lenovo has announced that they will begin selling T-series ThinkPads with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 pre-installed beginning sometime during the fourth quarter. In addition to supplying the hardware support, Lenovo will also handle OS support for ThinkPad customers, with Novell providing software updates. 'Unlike Dell, which has targeted its Linux offering primarily at the enthusiast community, Lenovo's SLED laptops are targeted at the enterprise. Whether they are running Ubuntu, SLED, or some other distribution, the availability of Linux pre-installation from mainstream vendors increases the visibility of the operating system and gives component makers an incentive to provide better Linux drivers and hardware support. If Lenovo is willing to collaborate with the Linux development community to improve the Linux laptop user experience, it will be a big win for all Linux users, not just the ones who buy laptops from Lenovo.'"

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  1. Big mistake by The_Abortionist · · Score: -1, Troll

    Its support center will be flooding with calls about printers and wireless network not working...

    Does Lenovo have a plan to deal with all the returned laptops caused by the defective OS? At least Microsoft dealt promptly with the XBOX 360 issues.

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    1. Re:Big mistake by tadd · · Score: 0, Troll

      You might be trying to be funny, but you're a fucking moron, please for the good of humanity, kill yourself... now!

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  2. Stinkpads by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    They now come full of shit.

  3. Worf is NOT a Ferengi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    SO SHUT up!

  4. WRONG by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Windows Vista is best OS in the history of mankind and is the fastest selling OS ever as well. The only thing that stands in the way of complete Vista domination is how excellent XP is. Most Windows XP users are so happy, they don't even want to switch to Vista. Put that in your pipe, cocksmoker.

    Linux?? Hahahahahha!! You are a failure.

  5. Re:Yes it is the Year of Linux. by scot4875 · · Score: -1, Troll

    And anti-MS zealot Twitter sees things differently. Who woulda thunk it?!

    --Jeremy

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  6. Re:Yes it is the Year of Linux. by Macthorpe · · Score: 0, Troll

    I gave you observed and derived figures, you give me conjecture and, well, rhetoric and bullshit.

    Business as usual, then. Got anything concrete to back that up?

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