[plug] First real Linux repload on a laptop ?

[Paul Arch]

Nikhil Jogia wrote:
> Kai wrote:
>> Desktop Linux breakthrough: Lenovo preloads SUSE on ThinkPad
>> http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7778908329.html
>>
>> Anyone seen one of these in action ?
> IMHO, loading Linux on a laptop (or desktop for that matter) is a bad 
> idea.
>
I fail to see how it could be any different to having a laptop 
pre-loaded with windows.  Well apart from possibly the cost savings and 
Linux being far superior ;)

It would be nice to go by a laptop and have everything just 'work', and 
not muck about for hours compiling drivers for a wireless card that 
should just work.....

> This is because in the age of multi-core desktop computing, one is not 
> limited to one OS, and can run multiple OSes in parallel.
>
> If you include Windows as an OEM component, it is much cheaper for the 
> end user than if they were to buy it separately. Furthermore, 
> virtualisation software can be downloaded for free (VMWare, Virtual PC 
> for Windows).
Virtualization is still not there compared to running things natively, 
and it will never be there for things like games/graphics, specialized 
development environments etc. I must admit though it does have its uses 
and I am impressed with VMwares offerings

The biggest thing in all of this is choice - a user might not even want 
windows so why should they be forced to buy it ?

cheers

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