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> I bought a ThinkPad recently in Europe, and there was no way for me not to buy Windows. You could have just as easily purchased something that wasn't a Think
by jasonlotito 14y ago
> I bought a ThinkPad recently in Europe, and there was no way for me not to buy Windows.
You could have just as easily purchased something that wasn't a ThinkPad. That's akin to complaining that the iPhone comes with iOS on it, or that Mac's come pre-installed with Mountain Lion.
You also ignore the fact that it's probably more expensive to provide a laptop without Windows then with. Consider that with Windows is the norm, and because of that, it's easy to produce in greater numbers. Producing an exception, or a custom, will drive up the price.
- takluyver 14y ago> You could have just as easily purchased something that wasn't a ThinkPad. At least here in the UK, it's not easy to get any computer without Windows - unless you want to shell out much more for a Mac. Dell no longer offer Ubuntu, and there's no local equivalent of System76. I found a small shop that builds unbranded desktops and will install Linux, but their laptops have Windows bundled. > You also ignore the fact that it's probably more expensive to provide a laptop without Windows then with. But on the rare occasions that a big name offers laptops with Linux - or without an OS - it is cheaper than comparable Windows machines.
- pbz 14y agoThe fact that Dell doesn't offer Linux as an option means there's no market for it. Come WRT and iOS you won't even have the option to easily install a different OS.