[ltp] Updates on getting Recovery CDs for T41 + rapid restore ultra

James Knott linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:26:07 -0400


James Knott wrote:
> Jan Kokoska wrote:
> 
>> I consider a "violation of my human rights" to have to pay for OEM XP in
>> the first place, when all I ordered was a laptop. I never used XP on it
>> after the initial boot&wipe. Not accepting EULA didn't help either.
>> Buying the hardware without M$ tax is not possible as far as I am aware
>> of.
> 
> 
> Actually it is.  Some companies sell computers, without Windows, at a 
> lower cost.  For example http://www.angelcomputer.com/ .  They will sell 
> you a notebook computer with Linux or without any OS, for several 
> dollars less than the same system with Windows.

Forgot to mention, I seem to recall HP selling Linux equipped notebooks 
in (IIRC) Malaysia.