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Lenovo Removes Linux Option For Home Buyers
billybob2 writes "Lenovo has stopped selling laptops pre-installed with Linux on its web site, only 8 months after starting the trial program. This means that home customers won't be able to buy a Thinkpad without paying the Microsoft tax. Word has it that the decision to pull the plug on Linux came down from the highest levels of the Chinese company's corporate headquarters. For those looking to buy full-sized laptops and desktops with Linux pre-loaded Dell, System76, ZaReason and Everex all still offer such products."
So if I buy a house from Lenovo, I can no longer get it preinstalled with Linux?
China is a Communist country. The "highest levels" of any corporate HQ is the Communist Party. Is China's Communist government attacking Linux?
Maybe because Linux really practices "from each as per their ability, to each as per their needs", and leads the world in sharing property without respect to class. And is not only successful, but makes some people gloriously rich. Maybe China is just jealous of Linux?
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The state you are in while your HEAD is detached... - wait, what?
Most likely it was a combination of low volume and pressure from Microsoft. If M/S keeps the pressure on and the sales don't make it worthwhile fighting then they drop the line.
Most likely it was an example of Boyle's law in action: the higher the pressure, the lower the volume.
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sorry. had we had known that there was going to be an order this month we may have held off on our decision to pull linsux.
sincerely,
lenovo corporate office.
Fortunately, my toaster is safe.
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Picture this: some company, a laptop manufacturer, hears about Linux and decides that it wants to sell units with pre-installed Linux. It makes some changes to the process and cranks out(for example) 2000 units. Only 22 units sell.
The company could do a few things: they could allow the other 1078 to collect dust
Personally, I would be looking to find who stole the other 900 units. Probably find them listed on ebay.
I see what you did there. Very clever. How is that working out for you? ...Dr. Phil?! Is that you?
OK, Smartguy. Please explain the difference in logical content between these three conversations:
"Nobody voted for Nader." "I did."
Translation: Nader received a negligible quantity of votes. Your vote was one of the negligible few.
"There was no demand for this product." "I bought one."
Translation: There was so little demand for this product that it was not viable. There were so few of you who purchased this product that it was not profitable.
"P is an empty set." "I am a member of P."
Translation: P is an empty set. You are an element of P. You are NULL.
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My toaster runs FreeBSD. I like my toast burned all to hell. Flames and pitchforks and dancing devils.
Who are they to say I can't use Linux just because I decided to buy a home?!
(Gotta love the English language)