NewEgg: Installing Linux Breaks Laptop

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NewEgg: Installing Linux Breaks Laptop

Posted by timothy on Tuesday June 12, 2012 @04:16AM from the au-contrair-mon-frere dept.

Rick Zeman writes "According to the normally geek-friendly online store Newegg , installing Linux Mint is tantamount to breaking your new Lenovo laptop. Is it the purchaser's fault for not restoring the laptop to its original state of Windows-y goodness, or is NewEgg being too dogmatic trying to enforce a term that doesn't seem to exist?"

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Answer: GPL4 by null+etc. · 2012-06-12 04:20 · Score: 4, Funny

Time for RMS to add a "NewEggization" clause to GPL4.
Re:Unit cannot be resold as received? by alen · 2012-06-12 04:20 · Score: 4, Funny

was it really a hardware defect or maybe the linux drivers don't work as well?
Re:Unit cannot be resold as received? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-06-12 04:22 · Score: 5, Funny

was it really a hardware defect or maybe the linux drivers don't work as well?
If you read the article, you'd know the answer!
Re:NewEgg by Anonymous Coward · 2012-06-12 04:37 · Score: 2, Funny

Best Buy obviously. DUH!!!
Re:Unit cannot be resold as received? by pixelpusher220 · 2012-06-12 04:38 · Score: 5, Funny

Show me evidence of a glitchy driver causing a loud squealing noise
Put your hand on the table while I get my 3-Wood out of my bag. And if you've seen my golf handicap, yes my driver is 'glitchy' ;-)

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Re:Unfortunate Reality of Being a Linux User by INeededALogin · 2012-06-12 04:40 · Score: 3, Funny

Or the first thing you do when you plan to install linux - replace the hard disk with a fresh one. Then put the original one on a shelf until you either run out of warranty or return the computer.
This approach undermines the entire principle of Linux. The thing to do is exactly what this girl did... fight it.
Re:Unit cannot be resold as received? by WrongSizeGlass · 2012-06-12 05:10 · Score: 5, Funny

Show me evidence of a glitchy driver causing a loud squealing noise ...
Actually, installing Linux drives usually results in a loud squealing noise ... coming from Redmond.
Re:Unit cannot be resold as received? by Minwee · 2012-06-12 05:26 · Score: 5, Funny

Because a Windows USB thumb drive will have all the necessary drivers for it to function properly.
Indeed. It's a well known fact that most portable versions of Windows ship with "SQUEALLIKEAPIG.DLL" and "HORIZONALLINESONTHELCD.DLL", so you should never assume that those are obvious hardware failures.
Re:Unit cannot be resold as received? by haruchai · 2012-06-12 05:33 · Score: 4, Funny

I now have a visual of Ballmer in Ned Beatty's role ( or position ) in Deliverance.
Time to bleach my eye sockets and scrub my brain.

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