Re: Oracle 10g and Vista

On Mar 11, 3:28 pm, DA Morgan <damor..._at_psoug.org> wrote:
> Dereck L. Dietz wrote:
> >> I wouldn't buy one. Go to ebay, save money on the laptop, and get a
> >> decent operating system. My experience with Vista, even without Oracle,
> >> is that it has some holes.
> >> --
> >> Daniel A. Morgan
> >> University of Washington
> >> damor..._at_x.washington.edu
> >> (replace x with u to respond)
> >> Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
> >>www.psoug.org
>
> > I tend to agree with you there. Why I thought I'd sound out people on this
> > newsgroup before the idea ever got past just being a twinkle in my eye.
>
> > Thanks.
>
> I am, quite frankly, getting more than a bit tired of the strangle-hold
> Microsoft has on laptop vendors. I run laptops with Linux and am still
> forced to pay Microsoft for an operating system that stays on the
> machine only long enough to get it from store to lab.
>
> It is outrageous and so far both the US and EU have done nothing.
> --
> Daniel A. Morgan
> University of Washington
> damor..._at_x.washington.edu
> (replace x with u to respond)
> Puget Sound Oracle Users Groupwww.psoug.org

Hello Daniel. Six weeks ago I bought a Dell D620 from Dell without Windows in the UK.

> I run laptops with Linux and am still forced to pay Microsoft for an
> operating system that stays on the machine only long enough to get it
> from store to lab.

You are not forced to have Windows or pay for it when you buy your laptop. Here is a link where you can buy Dell laptops without Windows in USD.

http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/nseries_nb?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd

hth

John Received on Sun Mar 11 2007 - 11:51:27 CDT