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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ubuntu-in-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-in-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Abhijit Navale<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 22, 2011 7:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com; linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in<br><b>Subject:</b> [Bulk] [ubuntu-in] Microsoft Monopoly<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is an email I am circulatting from lugc mailist list:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello all,</span></span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>When I looked to buy a branded laptop, I felt much bad that I can customize a laptop </span></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>BUT</span></b><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> I MUST select a M$ operating system. And this really is like forcing us to pay money even if we do not want to buy it. Is there any talks before this post or is there a way to buy a branded laptop (like HP, DELL or a sony vaio). <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Go to a Local Dell showroom, they have laptops available without an OS. Lenovo also offers laptops without an OS. Shopkeeper will even set you up with a pirated copy of XP. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If there is no way, why are we not even trying to make a way?</span></span><br><br><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This is India. Everything’s possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>and also see </span></span><a href="http://www.mca.gov.in/Ministry/mrtpc.html" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336633'>http://www.mca.gov.in/Ministry/mrtpc.html</span></a><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>