Comments on: Windows-less Computers? Is it Really a Good Idea?

By: Zoli Erdos

Zoli Erdos — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:31:18 +0000

Mike, you may want to re-read the post above:
“Yes, selling windows-less computers is probably a good idea”.

I’m clearly not against choice, and the ability to buy OS-less PC’s, I just don’t think it should be a government mandate. I also think Grandma who buys a Dell at Walmart wants it to work without installing anything.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:20:31 +0000

I dunno… you keep carping about how Microsoft’s software phoned home with this, and how Windows installed that without asking or telling…

But you won’t ditch Windows.

There are only two kinds of pain: LONG pain, and SHORT pain. You get to choose.

By: Nigel James

Nigel James — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:02:33 +0000

Hey Zoli, You are right it is probably not a great idea when it is mandated but what I would like is that if I want to buy a pc without an os I don’t have to pay for it. On most pc’s I have bought recently the first thing I have done is to replace lame home edition with a pro or business edition that I have a licence for separatly. I would love not to have to pay that microsoft os tax on a new pc.

Add to that the licence is not transferrable to another PC. What is with that. I can move a hard drive or processor to another machine if it is compatible, why not the os?
Just my 2p,
Nigel