Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 6th Aug 2007 19:25 UTC, submitted by netpython
Hardware, Embedded Systems "Lenovo, the world's No. 3 PC maker, said on Monday it would start selling laptop computers preloaded with Linux software from Novell instead of Microsoft's Windows operating system." Ars Technica has more on the announcement. "ThinkPad customers will soon have a new configuration option, as Lenovo and Novell have announced that the popular laptops will begin shipping with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED) preinstalled. Although the ThinkPad has been certified for Linux for some time, this marks the first time Lenovo will ship a laptop with Linux preinstalled - while providing both hardware and OS support." Lenovo is the third big name to sell consumer computers with Linux installed (after Dell and Acer).
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"from Novell instead of Microsoft"
by ido50 on Mon 6th Aug 2007 20:17 UTC
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"from Novell instead of Microsoft"

Isn't Novell now just an under-privileged daughter of Microsoft? I mean, considering Novell's stupid agreement with Microsoft, buying a computer with Novell's version of Linux on it means signing a contract with Microsoft.

So I wouldn't really use the word "instead" here...