> So the OEMs would Instead install a Linux bootstrap system that gets online and then downloads+installs Windows on behalf of the user. I doubt it. That kind

> So the OEMs would Instead install a Linux bootstrap system that gets online and then downloads+installs Windows on behalf of the user. I doubt it. That kind of first-time user experience would probably do more $ worth of damage to the company's reputation and sales than what OEM licensing costs. Linux vendors may be able to do it just fine, but Linux PC vendors cater to a very different target market from Windows PC vendors.