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Re: Should Motherboard makers bundle Linux CD with every shipment?

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From: Tony Woodridge-Bessel
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:31
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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.
>

That's a bit of a moot point though, isn't it?
If someone wants to use a live CD of some sort then they will.
If they don't know anything about linux or other live CDs then they would 
just go ahead and install Windows regardless of yet another CD lying about 
in the bottom of the box. 
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From: Tony Woodridge-Bessel <john.smith@john-smith.con>
Subject: Re: Should Motherboard makers bundle Linux CD with every shipment?
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Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:31:37 -0700
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