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To add to the question, is there an easy way to get a laptop without a Windows installation that you have to remove/ignore?
by psv1 7y ago
To add to the question, is there an easy way to get a laptop without a Windows installation that you have to remove/ignore?
- abinaya_codes 7y agoThis is really an interesting question. Why do we need to pay for Windows when you are going to format it and install Linux?
- ta999999171 7y agoBecause antitrust legislation in US is a rusting tool on the shelf.
- psv1 7y agoI'm in the EU, who can I blame for this?
- ta999999171 7y agoUS hegemony, Microsoft's anticompetitive/subsidized practices, and our peers for not demanding better - if you're really looking!
- blaser-waffle 7y agoThe difference in costs for OEM manufacturers, at least when I priced out similar business laptops on Dell's website, was about $40. Rather not have to pay it, but not anything crazy relative to the price of hardware.
- avl999 7y agoSystem76: https://system76.com/laptops https://system76.com/laptops I believe there are also Dells that you can buy that don't come with Windows preinstalled.
- okaleniuk 7y agoI have a Dell that came with Ubuntu 16.04 preinstalled. Somehow, it still doesn't play well with 18.04. Tried to upgrade, ended up with reinstalling the 16.04 back from scratch.