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DateTue, 7 Jul 1998 14:21:31 -0500 (CDT)
FromShawn Leas <>
SubjectRe: Linux in Mondays NY Times
On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, Chris Wedgwood wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 06, 1998 at 09:02:00PM -0700, Jeffrey B. Siegal wrote:
>
> > Someone claimed on linux-list a while back that even VA Research doesn't
> > sell laptops without charging for Windows.
>
> Can you _buy_ a laptop from any manufacturer without windows though? It
> could be they are just passing on the cost because they are unable to source
> laptops without windows 95.

To my knowledge, if you sell a single PC with Windows, you must buy a
liscense for ALL of the PCs you sell. This was/should have been a major
point with the justice dept.

-Shawn

> I can plenty of windows free hardware, but all laptops I can get come with
> windows, like it or not.
>
>
>
> -Chris
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