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So you explain it better. Why can't I get a Linux "netbook" with the same configuration as a Windows "netbook" ?
by scscsc 17y ago
So you explain it better. Why can't I get a Linux "netbook" with the same configuration as a Windows "netbook" ?
- Zak 17y agoThat does tend to be annoying. A lot of times certain hardware configurations aren't offered, even though there are mature drivers for the hardware in question. Still, it's better than five years ago.
- rbanffy 17y agoProbably it's a question of support. Supporting a given config costs money. While I never called Acer's for the Ubuntu I use on my netbook, it's fair to say I am not a typical user. That said, the netbooks in question not only don't come with Windows, they are as Windows-proof as can be.
- Zak 17y agoI'd be content with zero-support[0] PCs sold without any OS. At a guess, some 5% of the market would go for that, including most Linux users as well as many Windows power-users who have a wipe-before-use policy on store bought PCs. [0] There would still be a hardware warranty.
- rbanffy 17y agoIt's still cost until you discover the hardware problem was not a hardware problem. As much as I love Linux, I recognize there is a legitimate reason to bundle Windows with many models - the support and remote diagnostics infrastructure is already deployed whereas with Linux OEMs would have to build one. It would be a better one, of course, but with the razor thin margins they operate, they may not be able to afford it.
- dhimes 17y agoSeems perfect for a startup: a linux support group that supports all flavors and geared toward the newbie/non-hacker computer users.
- scscsc 17y agoI think the percentage should be bigger. Besides the obvious powerusers, most companies do their IT in-house...
- scscsc 17y agoHaving called support in my life very few times, and having received the answers I did, I have come to the conclusion that it is a waste of time to even consider calling. I have a hard time imagining what people see in tech support and how they help.
- randallsquared 17y agoMost people who call tech support do so in lieu of reading documentation, rather than because something they know how to operate isn't working properly.
- scscsc 17y agoHow is it any better?
- notauser 17y agoFor a brief period Asus offered better Linux models than Windows ones (for example a 20gb SSD instead of an 8gb SSD, for the same price). Now that seems to have changed, sadly.