Previous
Top Five PC Manufacturers Fail Naked PC Test
News ZDNet's reporters posed as undercover buyers to identify the policy of the top-five PC vendors in terms of supplying systems without an operating system, known as naked PCs. A naked PC gives IT professionals freedom to install the operating system...
[March 16, 2007, 9:38]
Acer Clarifies Position On Linux PCs
News The situation is further complicated by the claim, made by a salesperson at the Singaporean retailer which advertised the Linux-based laptop, that Acer had shipped the Aspire 5710Z with no installed operating system — thus making it a so-called...
[August 2, 2007, 17:25]
Users Split Over Naked PCs
News Jeremy Wickins, a researcher from Sheffield, wrote: "Sure, I'd like to see a bit more support for Linux flavours (at least the major ones) and anything that irritates Microsoft is just fine by me, but it seems that this idea [selling computers as...
[October 1, 2007, 17:42]
Counting The Cost Of Counterfeiting
Talkback I agree with Chris, naked PC's are what I want, but I usually end up building my own if I have time, or buying something with a copy of XP (usually Home), which either gets replaced with XP Pro or more commonly Linux.
[May 23, 2006, 10:14]
Microsoft: Don't Sell PCs Without Operating Systems
News Supplying base systems, or 'naked PCs', is a missed opportunity, according to Michala Alexander, Microsoft's head of anti-piracy. We want to urge all system builders — indeed, all Partners — not to supply naked PCs.
[April 5, 2006, 11:45]
Naked PCs From Fujitsu Siemens - Go To Emaack.com
Talkback Hi anyone interested in naked PC's or with Linux from Fujitsu Siemens can contact us @ emaack.com
[March 16, 2007, 23:06]
Curbing Microsoft's Naked Ambition
Leader Does that mean that Microsoft considers naked PCs tantamount to licence abuse? It's an offer you can't refuse — buy a PC, get Microsoft software thrown in. And we do mean you cannot refuse; try going into a high street retailer or picking a PC off...
[April 6, 2006, 14:05]
Lenovo Signs $1.2bn Windows Deal
News Many have also pointed out that by curbing the sale of naked PCs Microsoft is also damaging the potential market for open source operating systems such as Linux. Microsoft's actions were strongly opposed by the Free Software Foundation, which hopes...
[April 18, 2006, 15:25]
Dell Soon To Launch Linux PCs
News Many users are calling on PC vendors to supply so-called naked PCs — systems without an operating system — so they can install the OS of their choice. But Claman made it clear to ZDNet UK that Dell has no intention of supporting naked PCs for...
[March 29, 2007, 14:09]
Dell's Linux PCs Withheld From UK
News It already offers so-called "naked PCs" — computers without operating systems — to customers with a US address. The PC supplier said on Tuesday it would sell machines with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed later this month.
[May 3, 2007, 11:37]
Microsoft: Don't Sell PCs Without Operating Systems
Talkback If I were in charge, which I'm not, I would give the option to buy a "naked PC" along with Windows XP/Vista/etc, some of the more popular linux distros, Ubuntu and Xandros, and a "naked PC" bundled with whatever OS install disk they want, just...
[April 6, 2006, 18:44]
Microsoft: Don't Sell PCs Without Operating Systems
Talkback The only difference between a naked PC and PC preinstalled with a zero-cost OS is a few seconds with root access and the fdisk command anyway! Personally, I will *always* prefer to buy a naked PC. The probability of a vendor installing my chosen...
[April 6, 2006, 14:00]
Businesses Back Call For Naked PCs
News Three-quarters of the12-strong CIO Jury IT director panel formed by ZDNet.co.uk's sister site silicon.com have now backed that call for naked PCs, although the argument is far from straightforward. UK businesses have backed calls for computers to...
[September 28, 2007, 14:13]
FreeDOS Finally Hits 1.0 Milestone
News Microsoft recently urged systems vendors not to sell naked PCs, though such PCs can appeal to people who want to run Linux on their new machine, or IT managers who have a volume licensing deal with Microsoft and don't want to pay for another copy...
[September 6, 2006, 14:00]
Windows Refund Is A 'PR Stunt' - Microsoft
News There is no provision in any of our contracts telling OEMs they can't ship something else" or even a so-called "naked" system without any operating system preloaded. In such event, you may not use or copy the SOFTWARE PRODUCT, and you should...
[January 22, 1999, 9:51]
A Year Ago: Windows Refund Is A 'PR Stunt' - Microsoft
News There is no provision in any of our contracts telling OEMs they can't ship something else" or even a so-called "naked" system without any operating system preloaded. In such event, you may not use or copy the SOFTWARE PRODUCT, and you should...
[January 22, 2000, 6:07]
Microsoft: Don't Sell PCs Without Operating Systems
Talkback Microsoft's strategy is to combat the use of counterfeit and unlicensed versions of Microsoft's software and telling vendors not to sell Naked PC saying “It is a risk to your customers and a risk to your business”.
[April 6, 2006, 5:53]
Curbing Microsoft's Naked Ambition
Talkback I've tried to have windows unbundled from a PC in PC World, thats 'not possible sir - sorry'. But I choose to use Linux, I don't want to pay for Windows - 'sorry thats not an option. Make it optional for hardware purchases, with other options like...
[April 9, 2006, 20:31]
You Need To Read The Article Again
Talkback The story clearly says that Dell do sell Linux desktops but only in the US. So what's your point? Your link is to Dell US.
[March 18, 2007, 14:02]
Microsoft: You Already Have Naked PCs!
Blog You can buy a PC with no OS, with Windows or with Linux, or indeed a Mac with the Mac OS so all such options are available and consumers make the choice already," said a spokesperson, before dropping in a comment that never fails to set off alarm...
[September 25, 2007, 10:54]
