- To: "slug@xxxxxxxxxxx" <slug@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [SLUG] Laptops with Linux pre-installed?
- From: Erik de Castro Lopo <mle+slug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:10:42 +1000
- Organization: Erik Conspiracy Secret Labs
- Reply-by: Fri Mar 4 18:43:51 EST 2000
- Reply-to: slug@xxxxxxxxxxx
Jonathan wrote:
> I remember that there was at some stage, soemthing with the EULA with Windows.
> Essentially, it can only be valid if you voluntarily accept it, therefore, if
> you don't you can uninstall it, send the CD's and documentation back to
> Microsoft and they have to "refund" you the value.
> Never tried it, or talked face to face with ayone that has tried it though.
>
> Any thoughts?
Yep, about 700 times too much trouble. My time is worth more than that.
I am shopping around anyway, so the effort of finding a machine with Linux
pre-installed is part of that effort anyway.
Erik
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