<div dir="ltr">> Laptop manufactures must be forced either to stop giving Vista or to
give refund for > unused Vista. That is real freedom of choice.<br><br>When I brought my laptop (Thinkpad) I asked them about this. They said they don't have such an option. I asked them to give me the laptop without installing any Operating System. They said "That is not possible". Then after buying the laptop, I took one day leave, formatted the hard disk, Installed and configured Linux. :-) Actually, I paid for Vista, knowing that I'm not going to use it. Because that was the only choice.<br>
<br>Actually, they should give an option "Don't install any OS" or they should install any OS, which is chosen by the Customer.<br><br>- Jos Collin<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 11:57 AM, Jain Johny <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jainmjo@gmail.com">jainmjo@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><div class="Ih2E3d"><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/15/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Mathew Chacko</b> <<a href="mailto:yesmathew@gmail.com" target="_blank">yesmathew@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div dir="ltr"><b>Ubuntu laptop and Desktop in INDIA</b><br><br>Dell started selling Ubuntu based laptops and desktops in USA, UK, many parts of Europe, Latin America. Why Dell does not sell Ubuntu based laptops and desktops in India? </div>
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</div><div>AFAIK, Dell Ubuntu laptops are costlier than Vista laptops with same hardware configuration. So, is that worth buying? You can get a vista laptop and format the HDD.</div><div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
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<div dir="ltr">Please vote for this idea at Dell ideastorm . com - <a href="http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/10079955/Ubuntu_laptop_and_Desktop_in_INDIA" target="_blank">http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/10079955/Ubuntu_laptop_and_Desktop_in_INDIA</a><br>
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</div><div>What we need is a way to get refund for the Vista we get with those laptops by not accepting the EULA. Laptop manufactures must be forced either to stop giving Vista or to give refund for unused Vista. That is real freedom of choice.</div>
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