[ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

[Sean Miller]

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 7:57 AM, Stephen O'Neill
<squid at thefloatingfrog.co.uk> wrote:
> I see what you're saying, but you need to compare like with like -
> whether cheaper systems in supermarkets represent good value compared to
> traditional retailers is a different discussion.

I agree with this, but surely rather than support folks who are
charging over the market price for machines we should be encouraging
the major players to provide just that - laptops without Vista?

Do I want to pay £400 for a celeron laptop with no OS and 1GB RAM, or
would I rather pay £350 in Tesco for an HP with an Athlon 64-bit
dual-core processor, 2GB RAM and Vista Home Premium and simply wipe
over the OS?  Not a difficult choice for me!

If the EU do allow mis-shapen carrots can we assume that the local
greengrocers will be advertising "Normal shaped carrots - £1.50/kg or
mis-shapen ones £3/kg" before too long?

Why, because we want to challenge the norm, should we be paying
premium prices?  I'm all for "sending the right signals" but I don't
have a lot of money at the moment and would much rather simply get a
laptop with Ubuntu on the cheapest way, and at Tesco that'd be the
Fujitsu Siemens they're offering at £270 with Vista Home Premium which
is approx the same spec as the Celeron that you'd pay £400 for without
an OS at the link that initiated this thread.

I'd rather spend my £130 on something else, rather than "trying to
send signals" to large retailers who will just ignore them anyway!

Sean