Don't buy HP computers

[Mark Haney]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
>> That's a pretty strong statement.  Unless you specifically bought a laptop
>> from them with Ubuntu and your support contract said they would support
>> Ubuntu on it, I'm not sure why you would have expected any other outcome
>> than you got.
>>
> 
> Actually, he got the expected outcome.
> 
> However, now the hundreds of ubuntu-users list members know to avoid
> HP computers. When HP decides that they want our business, let them
> first support the OS that we intend to run.
> 

I totally disagree.  If anyone has recently purchased a DELL with
Ubuntu, they don't really support it either.  I will see if I can dig up
that post I saw about Dell but they /install/ it but that doesn't mean
they really /support/ it.

I avoid Dell like the plague. I have had nothing but pain from them for
laptops/desktops, but my HPs/Compaq's have been running FLAWLESSLY for
years now.  In fact, I have one HP (my MP3 jukebox) has an uptime of
over 4 years now.

If you avoid EVERY vendor who won't support linux you'll end up either
being without a computer or having to build your own.



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Mark Haney
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