JL19348_at_HOTMAIL.CO.UK wrote:
> 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
Thanks. I am sure others will take advantage of this too.
--
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org
Received on Sun Mar 11 2007 - 14:37:57 CDT
