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> If Microsoft’s stance on this issue is not reversed it’s possible we will see a spike in sales by manufacturers such as System76 and ZaReason who ship compute
by lnanek2 12y ago
> If Microsoft’s stance on this issue is not reversed it’s possible we will see a spike in sales by manufacturers such as System76 and ZaReason who ship computers running Linux out of the box without any signs of Secure Boot at all.
Come on. I prefer BSD based OSX and Linux myself, but to think that a large enough number of buyers care about Linux support to "spike" sellers is just silly. It's done well on servers, but it's a very small market for consumers. Not to mention Ubuntu and RedHat are compatible, so it isn't even an issue for some of the biggest distributions.
- krakensden 12y agoPlus, you know, Dell will ship you a laptop with Ubuntu on it.
- pXMzR2A 12y ago> I prefer BSD based OSX and Linux myself, but to think that a large enough number of buyers care about Linux support to "spike" sellers is just silly. Hopeful rather than silly, I'd say. Many people like you (who prefer BSD and Linux over MS) are still voting for MS with their wallets (dealing with majority MS manufacturers/sellers) and their discourse (the variations of how it all is "silly").
- anewhnaccount 12y agoRight, and those sellers are selling to that market almost exclusively. If buyers from that market then are forced into a situation where it's harder to buy the product they want from other suppliers of course the suppliers supplying it will see a spike. They're capturing a larger portion of a small market.