<html><head></head><body>Dell. Search for "developer edition". My XPS13 has no M$ installed.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On September 7, 2015 3:56:02 PM EDT, David Jackson <deepbsd.ale@gmail.com> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr">So, does anyone know why somebody like Lenovo includes MS by default on their laptops? Is it just because MS will only agree to give them a discount if they agree to an exclusive 100%-MS installation on shipped devices?<div><br /></div><div>I bought a laptop from Emperor Linux here in town, and even they had MS installed as a dual boot. It'd be great to just get a laptop without any operating system on it, and *not* have to pay for any MS license in the process... </div><div><br /></div><div>What are the chances of that ever happening I wonder? :-\</div><div><br /></div><div>Dave</div></div>
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