> 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 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.