HELP WINDOWS XP

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On 08/09/2008 09:52 AM, Smoot Carl-Mitchell wrote:
> A couple of points on the discussion in this thread.
> 
> The Ubuntu install process is very good and seems to improve with each
> iteration.  In many ways it is easier than installing Windows from
> scratch.  Windows has an advantage in the market because most users do
> not install the OS - it comes prepackaged from an OEM vendor.  A user
> who is intimidated by the installation process should probably buy a
> computer from an OEM vendor with GNU/Linux preinstalled.  The Ubuntu
> support page also seems to have a list of OEM vendors and support
> organizations:
> 
> http://webapps.ubuntu.com/marketplace/northernamerica
> 
> For Ubuntu and Linux to penetrate the mainstream market, it is important
> the support ecosystem be as strong as possible.  We cannot expect all
> new users to come to Linux via installing the OS themselves. Windows
> would have never achieved its market dominance without its channel
> partners and OEM relationships.  

Looks like it's headed in that direction:
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/24825.wss

<quote>
IBM, Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell, Red Hat to Deliver Microsoft-Free
Desktops Worldwide

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - 05 Aug 2008: For the first time, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and
leading Linux distributors Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat will
join forces globally with their hardware partners to deliver
Microsoft-free personal computing choices with Lotus Notes and Lotus
Symphony in the one billion-unit desktop market worldwide by 2009.
 .
 .
 .
</quote>