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Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system

Subject Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
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From CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge>
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Date 2025-01-09 11:47 -0500

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On 2025-01-09 11:11, DFS wrote:
> On 1/9/2025 10:01 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
>> On 2025-01-09 03:48, RonB wrote:
>>> On 2025-01-09, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 8 Jan 2025 12:18:11 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/8/2025 1:34 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 7 Jan 2025 22:20:56 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ... customers are welcome to install other operating systems on our
>>>>>>> hardware without voiding your warranty.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, that’s one polite way to tell you to piss off.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder how many requests they get for Windows.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's got to be in the millions.
>>>>
>>>> System 76? Given the wealth of choices for Windows machines why would
>>>> anyone, except DFS, approach a vendor whose raison d'être is providing
>>>> Linux machines asking for Windows? Do you order a steak in a seafood
>>>> restaurant?
>>>
>>> DuFuS always clutches at straws in his lame attempts to denigrate Linux.
>>
>> Admittedly, I don't see why a person intending to use Windows would 
>> complain that System76 or ThinkPenguin isn't catering to them.
> 
> 
> I wasn't complaining.  I was curious if they would sell a Windows 
> system.  Thru the years I've asked 6 or 8 Windows PC vendors if they 
> would sell Linux preinstalls.

Each manufacturer specializes in a type of system. System76 proudly 
specializes in Linux and even uses its own brand of the open-source 
system. It would make no sense to ask them to bundle Linux the same way 
that it would be weird to ask ASUS to make a Linux system when they sell 
Windows-only machines. If there were no Linux alternative, I can imagine 
asking ASUS to make an exception but otherwise it makes no sense.

-- 
CrudeSausage
Gab: @CrudeSausage
Unapologetic paleoconservative

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I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-07 22:20 -0500
  Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-07 22:31 -0500
    Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-07 22:53 -0500
    Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-01-08 09:17 -0500
      Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 12:21 -0500
        Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-01-08 14:11 -0500
          Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 14:21 -0500
          Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-01-09 07:06 -0600
            Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2025-01-09 13:43 +0000
            Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-01-09 10:36 -0500
  Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-08 06:34 +0000
    Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-01-08 09:20 -0500
      Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-08 21:26 +0000
        Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-01-09 08:47 +0000
    Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-08 12:18 -0500
      Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-08 21:22 +0000
      Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-09 01:02 +0000
        Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-01-09 08:48 +0000
          Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-01-09 10:01 -0500
            Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-09 11:11 -0500
              Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-01-09 11:47 -0500
              Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-09 18:37 +0000
                Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-09 13:52 -0500
                Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-10 00:19 +0000
                Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-01-10 06:51 -0500
                Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-10 20:54 +0000
                Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-01-10 09:06 +0000
                Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-10 10:28 -0500
                Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-01-10 11:25 -0500
                Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-10 11:37 -0500
                Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-10 20:59 +0000
                Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-10 16:06 -0500
                Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-11 02:53 +0000
                Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-11 02:12 -0500
                Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-01-10 16:24 -0500
                Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-12 06:43 +0000
            Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-01-10 09:14 +0000
        Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-01-09 07:42 -0500
  Re: I asked System76 if they would sell a Windows system CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-01-08 09:15 -0500

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