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

[Sakjur]

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, 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
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> > > > > > 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
> > > > > 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
> > > > > - and
> > > > > 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
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> > > > > 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
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> > > > 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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> > > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> > > 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
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>       Web: www.softdel.net
>       Mail: kris at softdel.net
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My ignorance, sorry!
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