Ok, first off I like the fact that a computer company is trying to have the freedom to move away from Microsoft. However, for all of you bitching about how Microsoft is bullying Dell... Well, all I can say is that it is their software, and they make the license agreements. Maybe if some other company would make an operating system with the user friendliness of Windows, then maybe Microsoft won't have as much leverage against companies like Dell and Gateway. But since no one has the balls to step up and make something new to rival Windows that even new computer users can figure out, and trust me, I know software engineers who still haven't figured out all the quirks in Linux, then just use what comes with the computer, format your hard drive and install what you want, or build your own computer. As far as the majority of people who buy computers from companies like Dell and Gateway, most of them wouldn't be able to figure out how the hell to use Linux anyway. The only situation where this really matters is in the corporate world. But then again, most companies use Microsoft, and those that don't either use a proprietary OS or can take the time to install Unix or Linux on as many machines as they need.
I don't understand. So many people blindly hate Microsoft, yet they just can't shut up about it. Here's an idea. If you don't like them, don't use their software. If you don't use their software, then shut the hell up about it. You're sick of computer companies shipping with MS OS's? Don't order from them. You want to see Linux or Unix offered? Start your own damn company. It makes no sense for you people to constantly bitch about something that you don't like or don't use. If you don't pay for it, you don't have any right to complain about it, so stay out of it.
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Ok, first off I like the fact that a computer company is trying to have the freedom to move away from Microsoft. However, for all of you bitching about how Microsoft is bullying Dell... Well, all I can say is that it is their software, and they make the license agreements. Maybe if some other company would make an operating system with the user friendliness of Windows, then maybe Microsoft won't have as much leverage against companies like Dell and Gateway. But since no one has the balls to step up and make something new to rival Windows that even new computer users can figure out, and trust me, I know software engineers who still haven't figured out all the quirks in Linux, then just use what comes with the computer, format your hard drive and install what you want, or build your own computer. As far as the majority of people who buy computers from companies like Dell and Gateway, most of them wouldn't be able to figure out how the hell to use Linux anyway. The only situation where this really matters is in the corporate world. But then again, most companies use Microsoft, and those that don't either use a proprietary OS or can take the time to install Unix or Linux on as many machines as they need.
I don't understand. So many people blindly hate Microsoft, yet they just can't shut up about it. Here's an idea. If you don't like them, don't use their software. If you don't use their software, then shut the hell up about it. You're sick of computer companies shipping with MS OS's? Don't order from them. You want to see Linux or Unix offered? Start your own damn company. It makes no sense for you people to constantly bitch about something that you don't like or don't use. If you don't pay for it, you don't have any right to complain about it, so stay out of it.