[ubuntu-uk] EU-topia? No Windows in EU ? Should we contribute?

[Kris Douglas]

On 28/09/2007, Sakjur <sakjur at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 2007/9/28, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk at gmail.com>:
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> > On 28/09/2007, Sakjur < sakjur at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > 2007/9/28, Mark Harrison <Mark at yourpropertyexpert.com>:
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> > > > Chris Jones wrote:
> > > > > Hi
> > > > >
> > > > > Kris Douglas wrote:
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> > > > >> No windows in the European union?
> > > > >>
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> > > > > No it's just a very misguided suggestion that no PC should ship
> > > > with an
> > > > > OS pre-installed.
> > > > > It just means more pain for users and no gain for anyone else.
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> > > > > Cheers,
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> > > > Chris,
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> > > > I'm with you on this.
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> > > > It is hard to see where other EU Directives of a similar nature (for
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> > > > example, the legislation around servicing for motor vehicles by
> > > > non-franchised dealers) has ACTUALLY led to an improvement for
> > > > customers.
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> > > > I also have trouble with the economics of "No Windows licence means
> > > > much
> > > > cheaper PC". The big vendors pay little for their Windows licences -
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> > > > in some cases make MORE from the CrippleWare fees they charge than
> > > > they
> > > > actually have to pay out for the O/S licence - so a "fair cost"
> > > > solution
> > > > would actually make Windows+Crippleware CHEAPER than Linux.
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> > > > Dell are, of course, to be applauded for what they've done. Both in
> > > > REDUCING the price of a non-Windows PC and providing such an option
> > > > in
> > > > the first place.
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> > > > Of course, what I'd REALLY like to see is machines installed
> > > > dual-booting between Ubuntu and a "30-day trial version of Windows"
> > > > at
> > > > the end of which, the user either paid an extra £xxx or went with
> > > > Ubuntu.
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> > > > Regards,
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> > > > Mark
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> > > > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> > > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
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> > > That would be awsome!
> > > And that that you had to try both...
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> > > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
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> > You're right... But... I don't see a Dell shop 100metres away from the
> > head office of my company...
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> > --
> > Kris Douglas
> >       Softdel Limited Hosting Services
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> >       Web: www.softdel.net
> >       Mail: kris at softdel.net
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> > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
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> There's no Dell shops, you buy them online...
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I know, but if you read up...i was saying that i can walk to pcworld and buy
a machine, with windows on it...and then walk to the office, plug it in, and
tell the user to log on.

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Kris Douglas
      Softdel Limited Hosting Services

      Web: www.softdel.net
      Mail: kris at softdel.net
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