[ale] better give up on those thinkpads for Linux...

[Robert L. Harris]

Not I, but I'm maining those in IBM I can to find out the real contacts
who make these decisions.  When I get them I'll be informing them that
until this is recinded I will actively be disuading any company I am at
from purchasing any Lenovo machines.


Thus spake KingBahamut (gwosbahamut at gmail.com):

>    My understanding was that Lenovo's long standing relationship with MSFT
>    was what brought this about. I wasnt aware that Lenovo HAD a long standing
>    relationship with MSFT.
> 
>    Was anyone else?
> 
>    On 6/4/06, Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net> wrote:
> 
>      Christopher Fowler wrote:
>      > Isn't this position the same as every other vendor.  Everyone produces
>      > laptops that have issues with Linux and that fact has not changed.  As
>      > far as I know I don't think anyone sells a laptop with guaranteed
>      Linux
>      > compatibility.  We've always been on our own in this
>      > regard.  To me nothing has changed.  They just stated they don't plan
>      to
>      > make an effort for Linux compatibility.  Same thing Dell is doing.
> 
>      HP sells a laptop that's preloaded with Linux.  It was reviewed in LJ a
>      while back.
> 
>      --
>      Until later, Geoffrey
> 
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