[ltp] Re: Can IBM sell ThinkPad with no OS on?

[J Paul Richardson]

Here's a thought.

Government sales usually have more flexible terms than regular
commercial sales.  Government employess can buy direct from IBM off GSA
schedules.  Is there a SKU for a government sales side unit that has the
no OS/DOS option?

Doesn't benefit everyone but could benefit some.  Namely me.  :-)

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On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 18:28, Pam Huntley wrote:
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> Actually I also just found out we have ship support for Linux bundles as
> well.  Supposedly there is a bundle with Turbo Linux available in China,
> and a bundle with Red Hat available in India.  I'm waiting for the
> marketing people to give me the model numbers, or I would have included
> them here.   I wasn't sure if we had announced those yet, but apparently we
> have.
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> Just FYI.
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> Pam
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> As far as I know, currently the only way to purchase a ThinkPad computer
> with no OS on it (in the US) is if you make a bulk order through a sales
> representative.    Typically we have only large customers who do this.
> It's really a "DOS" skew, and you get a DOS (I think IBM PC DOS)
> entitlement certificate to go with it, and you can download and install DOS
> if you like.   I think most companies get it because they already have
> licensed software, or because they want to run Linux (or any other OS
> besides Windows).   In the US you can't just buy it off the website, you
> actually have to talk to a sales person, and it's reserved for bulk
> purchases.
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> In other geographies, the DOS skew is more widely available, for instance
> in China you can get it from the website:
> http://www-8.ibm.com/products/cn/Brand.wss?series=pc_s&nextpage=seriesmodels
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> Of course the only thing I can read on that page is "IBM PC DOS"  :-)
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> Looks like it's also available in Italy:
> http://www5.pc.ibm.com/it/products.nsf/Current+Products?OpenAgent&brand=THINKCENTRE&series=THINKCENTRE+M+SERIES
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> So maybe that will help you if you live in china  :-)
> 
> Pam
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> I think some of us will never use windows, but we have pay MicroSoft for it
> when we buy ThinkPad.
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