[ltp] "Lenovo preloads SUSE on ThinkPad"

[George Katsitadze]

On Sat, Aug 05, 2006 at 02:20:04PM +0100, ted frater wrote:
> Im out in the sticks but someone might just know to whom we might just 
> write to say
> THE SOONER THE BETTER.
> Ted Fater in Dorset UK.

About two months ago I used the feedback button on the
Lenovo website to tell them how I was disappointed with
their dumping Linux support.

This is the reply I got:
 
> Dear Mr. Katsidaze,
> 
> Thank you for contacting Lenovo, the makers of ThinkPad and ThinkCentre PC 
> products.   
> 
> Lenovo maintains its commitment to Linux distributions and the Linux 
> community at large. Through the independent testing and 
> certification of ThinkPad, ThinkCentre and Lenovo 3000 product lines as 
> well as the close collaboration with industry leaders 
> such as ATI and Intel - Lenovo continues to take steps to ensure Linux can 
> be deployed in a manner consistent with customer 
> needs. In fact, over the coming months this commitment will be 
> strengthened even further as new capabilities and support emerge.
> 
> In addition, as part of a continued close partnership with IBM, a host of 
> offerings are available to assist customers in the 
> assessment, testing, deployment and support of Linux distributions.
> 
> For more information and a listing of Linux distributions certified on 
> Lenovo hardware, please visit: http://www.lenovo.com/Linux
> 
> Thank you for visiting our site and contacting Lenovo.
> 
> Regards,
> Electronic Response Center
> ERC Feedback Focal
> IBM.com, Americas
> ercfeed@ca.ibm.com