On Mon, 2008-04-07 at 13:59 -0400, max bianco wrote: > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 1:43 PM, Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Tim wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 2008-04-04 at 13:28 -0700, David L. Gehrt wrote: > > > > > > > The disk drive were pretty good EXCEPT the spindle bearings were made of > > > > some space age material prone to disintegration after a short period of > > > > use. I knew DEC was going to be in trouble when the repair guy stated > > > > that the problem we had with those bearings was because we were running > > > > UNIX not DEC's VMS OS. > > > > > > > > > > I've heard similar bulldust about using Linux being the cause of some > > > problem that it couldn't possibly be. It makes you wonder whether these > > > people believe their own rubbish, are incompetent, or think that you're > > > stupid. > > > > > > > > Or just want to get out of warranty... there was an article (Slashdot IIRC) > > about HP voiding warranty on laptops converted to Linux, even though they > > sell similar models with Linux installed. Never checked it out, don't care, > > but I assume it's true. > > > > I have heard similar stories. Recently I bought my better half a new > laptop. I went around to the usual stores and point blank told them > that Windows would last long enough for one boot just to make sure the > thing was working before I wiped the harddrive and flashed the bios. > They told me they wouldn't honor any warranty on the hardware if the > original OS was not there. Needless to say they didn't get the sale. I > called Dell and told them that since their Linux offerings were so > weak I was going to get an XP laptop and wipe it off to install Linux. > They told me they would honor the hardware warranty regardless of the > OS. Sold. Now she's happy and so am I. Is there any success in getting Dell to sell hardware without the OS? They don't sell the linux systems anywhere but the US.
