[ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

[Sean Miller]

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Sean Miller <sean at seanmiller.net> wrote:
> Problem with making Windows a paid extra is that Micro$oft will no
> doubt recruit Maureen Lipman or somebody to do an ad campaign saying
> "do you realise that if you buy Windows at the same time as your
> machine you will save £xxx or more - don't leave it too late." and the
> net result will be that everybody just goes for the "option" anyway,
> which will just lead to more grief for the consumer in the long term.
>
> I suppose Canonical wouldn't throw a few hundred thousand pound in our
> direction to do an alternative ad campaign on TV informing people that
> they have a choice?  No?  Didn't think so... :-(

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isn't a crime."

Sean