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Article #31Re: Should Motherboard makers bundle Linux CD with every shipment?
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Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:54
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:54
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Leythos wrote: > In article <dOPak.19614$E41.10901@text.news.virginmedia.com>, > website_has_email@www.enemygadgets.com says... >> Should Motherboard makers bundle Linux CD with every shipment? >> > Waste of time and money, more confusion and trouble for the customer. WRONG! Motherboard buyers and system builders are not your average customer. They are smart people and they need those tools to increase productivity. There is nothing worse than a dumb motherboard and components sitting idle on the workbench with customer screaming for their system because some stupid fault only shows itself after spending hours installing OS. I for one would have switched to buying motherboards with those tools if they were offered by manufacturers years ago.
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