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Re: [LUG] Ubuntu & Vista

 

Andrew Spillman wrote:
> christopher.berry1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> Posted by "berry christopher" <christopher.berry1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>
>> Dear friends,
>> I feel like someone who ought to be in sack cloth and ashes BECAUSE 'the old 
>> computer' finally bit the dust at the end of last week and I have bought a new 
>> one from PC WORLD - Acer Aspire small footprint variety - excellent little thing 
>> but set up in Vista Prof. 
>> Now, the crunch question is, will there be any problems if I try and dual boot 
>> with Ubuntu?
>> Cheers,
>> Christopher.
>>   
> Oh dear, why do people buy from PC World? They are the most useless 
> rip-off computer retailers ever!

Especially since the version of windows that comes with the PC (for 
which you paid the extra 200 quid or so) is useless and should be thrown 
in the bin. Restore disk = coaster. So after paying the Microsoft tax at 
PC world you still have to buy windows!

Pure genius!

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