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Re: [LUG] Interesting article about the MS Vista EULA

 

David Bell wrote:
> On Tuesday 31 October 2006 11:44, Neil Winchurst wrote:
>
>   
>> Surely there must be other small local computer shops that will do the
>> same??
>>     
>
> The owner of the computer shop in the arcade at Okehampton told me that he can 
> supply desktop boxes and laptops, without M$ installed.
>
> Another boxwallah in Exmouth also said that he would be only too pleased to 
> make up PCs with a working system on them costing £60 less than a M$ box - if 
> there was a demand for them (and there's the crunch line - who has heard of 
> GNU/Linux?)
>   
Oh, another thought, it doesn't cost much for a blank CD and a sitting 
down with a customer for 10 minutes showing them the basics.  For 
anything more advanced the customers can be pointed in the direction of 
this LUG or magazines/books/web sites.  Even if he charges £10 for 
installing Linux that has got to be worth mentioning to new customers.

Rob



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