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ThinkPads Will Get Suse Linux Preloaded
News Engineers and designers in need of a mobile workstation now have the option for a preloaded version of Novell's Suse Linux on a ThinkPad laptop computer. Lenovo and Novell plan to announce at the LinuxWorld conference on Tuesday that the ThinkPad...
[August 15, 2006, 9:55]
PCs Preloaded With Completely Free Net Access
News The scramble towards totally free Internet access continues apace this week as PC manufacturer Evesham Micros announces it is to preload CallNet's 0800 service on selected computers. CallNet set up its free Internet service in November and has been...
[January 13, 2000, 16:00]
Does Microsoft Owe You Money?
News What if all computer users who aren't using their preloaded Windows copies tried to get their money back from Microsoft Corp.all on the same day? The idea for a mass revolt against Windows preloads, according to thenoodle.com web site, was spawned...
[January 21, 1999, 11:00]
A Year Ago: Does Microsoft Owe You Money?
News What if all computer users who aren't using their preloaded Windows copies tried to get their money back from Microsoft -- all on the same day? The idea for a mass revolt against Windows preloads, according to thenoodle.com web site, was spawned by...
[January 21, 2000, 6:01]
Windows Vista Failing To Attract Businesses
News Windows Vista is failing to attract business users, with sales of PCs preloaded with the corporate version of Microsoft's latest OS slowing. Microsoft recently announced it would continue selling PCs preloaded with its previous operating system...
[October 3, 2007, 9:16]
IBM Preloads Linux On Its Servers
News Merisel has offered TurboLinux preloaded on Netfinity systems. KeyLink Pioneer has carried Red Hat Linux on Netfinity, and Ingram Micro has offered IBM customers both Red Hat and TurboLinux preloaded on IBM's servers.
[April 25, 2000, 9:10]
SuSE To Sell Linux PCs Online
News SuSE is expanding its efforts to attract consumer-desktop users through a distribution deal with low-cost PC maker Microtel and retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, which will see PCs preloaded with SuSE Linux 8.2 sold on Walmart.com.
[July 15, 2003, 11:32]
Re: Media
Talkback It seems odd that you received a machine which was preloaded with something you couldn't restore. Is it possible that you got the system preloaded with XP, and the XP "recovery" is on the hard disk, and then they included the Vista recovery DVDs...
[April 29, 2008, 10:52]
Compaq Launches Competition For Handheld Linux Apps
News Compaq itself said it has one European OEM that sells Linux preloaded on the iPaq. Compaq will not comment on whether it plans to sell iPaq itself with Linux preloaded. Compaq Computer has launched a contest designed to stimulate developer interest...
[June 19, 2001, 15:36]
Linux PCs 'used To Run Pirated Windows'
Talkback More correctly, you should say 'PCs preloaded with open source Linux software can subsequently be installed with Microsoft Windows. Put like that, it sounds like a non-story.it smells like lazy journalism with a Microsoft agenda to me; perhaps it...
[October 5, 2004, 15:30]
Windows ME: Available For You In September
News Typically, following their own final testing and burning processes, PC makers vie to be the first to ship machines preloaded with the latest Microsoft Windows release. But Microsoft officials said it was unclear when the first PCs preloaded with...
[June 20, 2000, 8:46]
XP Starter Edition Off To A Slow Start
News Supreme Computer - one of the largest PC manufacturers in the country - is even selling a low-end Celeron PC preloaded with Linux for 15,490 Thai baht (£210). Shintara told ZDNet UK sister site CNETAsia that his primary product line will remain...
[March 18, 2005, 11:10]
Wal-Mart Trims Prices Of Linux-based PCs
News It features an 850MHz Duron, 128MB of RAM, a 10GB hard drive and a CD-ROM drive as well as a preloaded copy of LindowsOS. Walmart.com offers a total of 25 Microtel desktops with Athlon, Duron, Celeron and Pentium 4 processors, including eight...
[June 18, 2002, 11:23]
Lenovo Denies Ditching Linux
News Kardonski apparently confused Lenovo's stance on providing licences for Linux, as opposed to providing preloaded versions of the software for customers, Godin said. Customers of the recently introduced Lenovo 3000 units still won't have a preloaded...
[June 5, 2006, 16:25]
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. The idea for a mass revolt against Windows preloads, according to thenoodle.com...
[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. The idea for a mass revolt against Windows preloads, according to thenoodle.com...
[January 22, 2000, 6:07]
Fifteen Years Of ThinkPad Highs And Lows
News The following month IBM announced a fresh push into Linux, with preloaded ThinkPads part of its strategy. Suse Linux became available as a preloaded option in August 2006. Wearable ThinkPads, Transmeta-based ThinkPads, methane-powered ThinkPads...
[July 20, 2007, 14:56]
Wish List
Talkback Now there's a piece of hardware I would love to buy with Linux preloaded. I could sack my bulky D810 laptop (also known as the mothership) and just carry one of these. What are the odds ;-)
[May 18, 2007, 18:53]
Vista Was DOA
Talkback I just bought a new laptop, and it was preloaded with,you guessed it, VISTA. I got it on Friday and Sunday I formatted the drive and installed Linux. VIRUS, I mean VISTA, was so slow, cumbersome to work with, extremely invasive, and loaded with...
[April 7, 2008, 14:22]
License Is Valid For Both XP And VIsta
Talkback My Fujitsu laptop came with Vista preloaded, and included both Vista and XP Professional recovery DVDs. I have moved back and forth between the two, loading each from scratch, several times. As far as I can tell, as long as the recovery...
[April 29, 2008, 7:12]
