I never said that the cheapest models were availabe with Linux, I just pointed out that the original Boycott post was full of crap when he said that HP, Dell, Gateway are "refusing to offer CONSUMERS a
non-Microsoft choice".
It's pretty tiring to keep hearing all the whining about the fact that a high-demand, volume product is cheaper than a low-demand niche product - Duh!
It's also pretty stupid to to claim that there is no competition (for hardware) or that it is difficult to get computer hardware with no OS. With the enourmous amount of hardware available online, plus the clones shops in strip malls every 5 miles in all major cities, there is absolutely no excuse for not being able to get the PC hardware you want.
If you want all of this, plus a name brand, you have to pay a bit more for it, but not much more. In fact the reason the name brand PC's are as cheap as they are is because there is SO MUCH PC hardware available - So what's the problem?!?!?
If you resent the way the big PC hardware companies do business, then why would you want their name brand logo on your PC in the first place?
You know, having all the pages in a document re-format, just because you added one line of text really is annoying. I'm glad MS has invented a solution and I can't wait to use it.
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I said that the Linux/FreeDOS models were the business PC's and they start at under $400.
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/1245 4-64287-89301-321860-f50-401819.html
I never said that the cheapest models were availabe with Linux, I just pointed out that the original Boycott post was full of crap when he said that HP, Dell, Gateway are "refusing to offer CONSUMERS a non-Microsoft choice".
It's pretty tiring to keep hearing all the whining about the fact that a high-demand, volume product is cheaper than a low-demand niche product - Duh!
It's also pretty stupid to to claim that there is no competition (for hardware) or that it is difficult to get computer hardware with no OS. With the enourmous amount of hardware available online, plus the clones shops in strip malls every 5 miles in all major cities, there is absolutely no excuse for not being able to get the PC hardware you want.
If you want all of this, plus a name brand, you have to pay a bit more for it, but not much more. In fact the reason the name brand PC's are as cheap as they are is because there is SO MUCH PC hardware available - So what's the problem?!?!?
If you resent the way the big PC hardware companies do business, then why would you want their name brand logo on your PC in the first place?
Do your homework...
HP offers nearly every model of their business desktops and a few models of business notebooks with either FreeDOS or Linux:
Examples:5 4-64287-89301-321860-f49.html
9 57-64295-89315-321838-f33.html
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF04a/124
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF04a/321
And no complaining that these are not "consumer" products - You try and convince Best Buy to carry a product that they won't sell any of.
Easy to find - Google: "desktop linux site:hp.com"
Easy to buy - point, click, ship
I'm pretty sure Dell also has linux models, but their site sucks, so I can't find them.
What planet do you live on!!?? Government grants = taxes = me paying for a browser
You know, having all the pages in a document re-format, just because you added one line of text really is annoying. I'm glad MS has invented a solution and I can't wait to use it.