Very Computer

by **Not Appearin** » Mon, 18 Nov 2002 22:53:23

...from a big manufacturer

I got a lot of links to Joe's used laptops and last-years-gear-r-us though.
And Dell will sell me a few thousand units with linux installed. Why can't
somebody just tell me which major manufacturer I can jump to right now to
get a Linux laptop? Best Buy? Comp USA? Gateway? Mail order from IBM even?

What is wrong with people here that they think a guy is going to go out,
drop a big chunk on a new laptop knowing they're paying for xp like it or
not, then go home and trash xp and install linux, not knowing if it even
works or not. And when it doesn't, and everyone here knows it doesn't,
you're up shit creek. Take it back and say, "Yeah, I installed Linux on it,
is that ok?" Yeah right, good one

by **Peter K?hlman** » Mon, 18 Nov 2002 22:58:58

> ...from a big manufacturer

> I got a lot of links to Joe's used laptops and last-years-gear-r-us
> though. And Dell will sell me a few thousand units with linux installed.
> Why can't somebody just tell me which major manufacturer I can jump to
> right now to get a Linux laptop? Best Buy? Comp USA? Gateway? Mail order
> from IBM even?

> What is wrong with people here that they think a guy is going to go out,
> drop a big chunk on a new laptop knowing they're paying for xp like it
> or not, then go home and trash xp and install linux, not knowing if it
> even works or not. And when it doesn't, and everyone here knows it
> doesn't, you're up shit creek. Take it back and say, "Yeah, I installed
> Linux on it, is that ok?" Yeah right, good one

Well, why don't you start to whine in the xp-newsgroups, where you belong,
idiot?
You come here, treat us like shit and start to complain that you are
treated like any braindead moron like you just deserves it.
Now get lost, dimwit

--
Microsoft? Is that some kind of a toilet paper?

by **ray** » Tue, 19 Nov 2002 00:54:23

> ...from a big manufacturer

> I got a lot of links to Joe's used laptops and last-years-gear-r-us though.
> And Dell will sell me a few thousand units with linux installed. Why can't
> somebody just tell me which major manufacturer I can jump to right now to
> get a Linux laptop? Best Buy? Comp USA? Gateway? Mail order from IBM even?

> What is wrong with people here that they think a guy is going to go out,
> drop a big chunk on a new laptop knowing they're paying for xp like it or
> not, then go home and trash xp and install linux, not knowing if it even
> works or not. And when it doesn't, and everyone here knows it doesn't,
> you're up shit creek. Take it back and say, "Yeah, I installed Linux on it,
> is that ok?" Yeah right, good one

It is difficult enough to buy a desktop linux machine! WalMart will do
it, but not many others.

by **GreyClou** » Tue, 19 Nov 2002 01:56:48

> ...from a big manufacturer

> I got a lot of links to Joe's used laptops and last-years-gear-r-us though.
> And Dell will sell me a few thousand units with linux installed. Why can't
> somebody just tell me which major manufacturer I can jump to right now to
> get a Linux laptop? Best Buy? Comp USA? Gateway? Mail order from IBM even?

> What is wrong with people here that they think a guy is going to go out,
> drop a big chunk on a new laptop knowing they're paying for xp like it or
> not, then go home and trash xp and install linux, not knowing if it even
> works or not. And when it doesn't, and everyone here knows it doesn't,
> you're up shit creek. Take it back and say, "Yeah, I installed Linux on it,
> is that ok?" Yeah right, good one

Well, then you should lay the blame on M$ contracts with the
OEMs that make laptops. It's an unfortunate circumstance,
but that is the way it is. With desktops the situation is
different in that you can purchase a pc without any o/s on
it.
The situation is known as a monopoly.

by **Jimb** » Tue, 19 Nov 2002 02:28:04

> ...from a big manufacturer

> I got a lot of links to Joe's used laptops and last-years-gear-r-us
> though. And Dell will sell me a few thousand units with linux installed.
> Why can't somebody just tell me which major manufacturer I can jump to
> right now to get a Linux laptop? Best Buy? Comp USA? Gateway? Mail order
> from IBM even?

> What is wrong with people here that they think a guy is going to go out,
> drop a big chunk on a new laptop knowing they're paying for xp like it or
> not, then go home and trash xp and install linux, not knowing if it even
> works or not. And when it doesn't, and everyone here knows it doesn't,
> you're up shit creek. Take it back and say, "Yeah, I installed Linux on
> it, is that ok?" Yeah right, good one

You arent't trying. Somebody else gave you the perfect link. I'll repeat
it to show you for the lying ass that you are.
http://www.emperorlinux.com
Thier business IS Linux on laptops.

by **Not Appearin** » Tue, 19 Nov 2002 03:09:08

>> ...from a big manufacturer

>> I got a lot of links to Joe's used laptops and last-years-gear-r-us
>> though. And Dell will sell me a few thousand units with linux
>> installed. Why can't somebody just tell me which major manufacturer I
>> can jump to right now to get a Linux laptop? Best Buy? Comp USA?
>> Gateway? Mail order from IBM even?

>> What is wrong with people here that they think a guy is going to go
>> out, drop a big chunk on a new laptop knowing they're paying for xp
>> like it or not, then go home and trash xp and install linux, not
>> knowing if it even works or not. And when it doesn't, and everyone
>> here knows it doesn't, you're up shit creek. Take it back and say,
>> "Yeah, I installed Linux on it, is that ok?" Yeah right, good one

> You arent't trying. Somebody else gave you the perfect link. I'll
> repeat it to show you for the lying ass that you are.
> http://www.emperorlinux.com
> Thier business IS Linux on laptops.

sorry, I'll just go jump in my car and drive to...Georgia?! emperor who?!
you stupid piece of shit, I asked for a big manufacturer! I want to go to
the store, try out this one, that one, whatever one I choose, then buy one,
and have a place to come back to when it shits the bed, which it will.

by **Lin?nu** » Tue, 19 Nov 2002 05:21:53

After rebooting Windows, Peter K?hlmann mumbled:

>> I got a lot of links to Joe's used laptops and last-years-gear-r-us
>> though. And Dell will sell me a few thousand units with linux installed.
>> Why can't somebody just tell me which major manufacturer I can jump to
>> right now to get a Linux laptop? Best Buy? Comp USA? Gateway? Mail order
>> from IBM even?

>> What is wrong with people here that they think a guy is going to go out,
>> drop a big chunk on a new laptop knowing they're paying for xp like it
>> or not, then go home and trash xp and install linux, not knowing if it
>> even works or not.

Why not? I did. Except I knew there would be a way to make it work,
and I was right.

Quote:>> And when it doesn't, and everyone here knows it
>> doesn't, you're up shit creek. Take it back and say, "Yeah, I installed
>> Linux on it, is that ok?" Yeah right, good one

No, dumbass. You format the drive and say "It won't boot". Same as you
would if you replaced XP with Win 2000.

Quote:> Well, why don't you start to whine in the xp-newsgroups, where you
> belong, idiot? You come here, treat us like shit and start to
> complain that you are treated like any braindead moron like you just
> deserves it. Now get lost, dimwit

The flood of cretins around here lately has been amazing.

--
Microsoft... bringing the desktop mindset to the server world.

by **Tim Smit** » Tue, 19 Nov 2002 08:06:20

> sorry, I'll just go jump in my car and drive to...Georgia?! emperor who?!
> you stupid piece of shit, I asked for a big manufacturer! I want to go to

You probably have no idea what a big laptop manufacturer is. (Hint: pretty
much everyone except IBM has their laptops made by a handful of companies
that most people have never heard of). What you are probably really asking
for is a big reseller. Someone gave you one of those: Dell.

--Tim Smith

by **Jeff** » Tue, 19 Nov 2002 08:43:17

Quote:> And when it doesn't, and everyone here knows it doesn't,
> you're up shit creek. Take it back and say, "Yeah, I installed Linux on
> it, is that ok?" Yeah right, good one

No everyone here is smart enough to go look up the specs on the laptop
before they buy and make sure all the hardware will work. Matter of fack
my new company (old one sold use) just dished out money for new Dell
2650s. First this I did was put my Redhat 8 boot CD in and fire it up.
Deleted the XP shitware and installed RH8 in which all harware was found
and up in running in less than an hour. Only took 2 reboots to install is
and update it. And you where saying??

by **Roy Cull** » Tue, 19 Nov 2002 04:21:50

>>> ...from a big manufacturer

>>> I got a lot of links to Joe's used laptops and last-years-gear-r-us
>>> though. And Dell will sell me a few thousand units with linux
>>> installed. Why can't somebody just tell me which major manufacturer I
>>> can jump to right now to get a Linux laptop? Best Buy? Comp USA?
>>> Gateway? Mail order from IBM even?

>>> What is wrong with people here that they think a guy is going to go
>>> out, drop a big chunk on a new laptop knowing they're paying for xp
>>> like it or not, then go home and trash xp and install linux, not
>>> knowing if it even works or not. And when it doesn't, and everyone
>>> here knows it doesn't, you're up shit creek. Take it back and say,
>>> "Yeah, I installed Linux on it, is that ok?" Yeah right, good one

>> You arent't trying. Somebody else gave you the perfect link. I'll
>> repeat it to show you for the lying ass that you are.
>> http://www.emperorlinux.com
>> Thier business IS Linux on laptops.

> sorry, I'll just go jump in my car and drive to...Georgia?! emperor
> who?! you stupid piece of shit, I asked for a big manufacturer! I
> want to go to the store, try out this one, that one, whatever one I
> choose, then buy one, and have a place to come back to when it shits
> the bed, which it will.

So you have the answer you knew before you first posted. There is no
major OEM that provides Linux on its laptops as standard. Who buys
laptops? Mainly businesses for employees on the move or must take
their work home with them. And what OS do these businessmen use? The
sad fact is there isn't enough of a demand for Linux on laptops. That
will change.

I'm running gentoo on my company Dell Latitude writing
this. Installation was trivial. WLAN connection to the wireless access
point my company gave me so that I could post to COLA while having a
core dump. WLAN access at work when I must attend a meeting and need
access to the company's network.

Even if a major OEM offered Linux on their laptops you would probably
still pay the MS tax. If you buy a laptop with XP Home you still need to
buy XP Pro to use it for business.

To plug Dell the display on this laptop is superb. 1600x1200, it can
do higher, is excellent. And I'm blind in one eye and don't have great
vision in the other. They are the laptop of choice where I work.

by **Kay** » Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:04:57

None of the major brands want to ship Linux laptops 'cause they dont want
to lose their Windows OEM contract. So that leaves small time bizs like
EmperorLinux, who will gladly take your order and ship via UPS.

- Kay, GNU/Foxie v0.7-Griffox-pre5
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http://kayfox.org/
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by **Todd Relye** » Tue, 19 Nov 2002 19:33:21

<snip>
> I want to go to
> the store, try out this one, that one, whatever one I choose, then buy
> one, and have a place to come back to when it shits the bed, which it
> will.

Well, if you're so convinced that it will shit the bed, then why go through
all the effort to buy one?

Hummmm...maybe because you're just a troll?

Todd

by **Not Appearin** » Tue, 19 Nov 2002 20:54:30

> <snip>
>> I want to go to
>> the store, try out this one, that one, whatever one I choose, then
>> buy one, and have a place to come back to when it shits the bed,
>> which it will.

> Well, if you're so convinced that it will shit the bed, then why go
> through all the effort to buy one?

> Hummmm...maybe because you're just a troll?

> Todd

Adnit it, you love me

by **GreyClou** » Tue, 19 Nov 2002 21:19:49

> >> ...from a big manufacturer

> >> I got a lot of links to Joe's used laptops and last-years-gear-r-us
> >> though. And Dell will sell me a few thousand units with linux
> >> installed. Why can't somebody just tell me which major manufacturer I
> >> can jump to right now to get a Linux laptop? Best Buy? Comp USA?
> >> Gateway? Mail order from IBM even?

> >> What is wrong with people here that they think a guy is going to go
> >> out, drop a big chunk on a new laptop knowing they're paying for xp
> >> like it or not, then go home and trash xp and install linux, not
> >> knowing if it even works or not. And when it doesn't, and everyone
> >> here knows it doesn't, you're up shit creek. Take it back and say,
> >> "Yeah, I installed Linux on it, is that ok?" Yeah right, good one

> > You arent't trying. Somebody else gave you the perfect link. I'll
> > repeat it to show you for the lying ass that you are.
> > http://www.emperorlinux.com
> > Thier business IS Linux on laptops.

> sorry, I'll just go jump in my car and drive to...Georgia?! emperor who?!
> you stupid piece of shit, I asked for a big manufacturer! I want to go to
> the store, try out this one, that one, whatever one I choose, then buy one,
> and have a place to come back to when it shits the bed, which it will.

Why do you want a BIG manufacturer?? Are you stuck on
someones' marketing ploy??

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