27 July 2006

Mark of the Microsoft Beast

"If you've looked for a Linux laptop lately on any of the major OEM Web sites, you've seen it: the mark of the beast. The phrasing goes "Dell|Lenovo|HP|Acer recommends Windows XP Professional." What it means is that by virtue of a Microsoft marketing agreement, the OEM can make more money in the US by not pre-loading Linux than it could if it did. Things are different elsewhere."

Click on the link below for the full article:

http://trends.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/07/25/2018237

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