"A few months back, LXer reader, cyber_rigger, began compiling a list of vendors who offer GNU/Linux pre-installed. The list quickly grew, even drawing attention from other news outlets. Meanwhile, the LXer team went to work to produce a usable database that anyone can browse and search. We still have one or two features to implement, but users can quickly and easily browse the Pre-Installed Linux Vendor Database of 106 vendors. All vendors in the list offer reasonably-priced desktops and/or notebooks for home and office users, and either offer Linux only, or as an installation option on the system configuration page of their sites."
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Member since:2006-06-24
Hey, you asked for a reference, there it is. .. :-)
Take it or leave it; it won't make a difference.
But I think we both know, that Ghandi could have said 'lots of folk just wipe it and install Windows', and you would have still accused him of being a Microsoft shill ...
Member since:2005-10-02
I usually don't call people Microsoft shills. Heck, I've even been called it myself. Considering I haven't booted into my Gentoo installation for the last 3 weeks and only have been using Win2K3 in all that time probably proves I'm a OSS-cultist as well as an Microserf 
I didn't ask for a reference. I asked for evidence. I got a reference, and that's very fine. At least it makes the image much clearer. However, I'm afraid I forgot to thank you, but let's blame it on my toothache 
Member since:2006-01-06
Member since:2005-10-02
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=gartner+microsoft+linux&bt...
and the fact that Gartner doesn't make independent, unfunded studies
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2005-10-02
*LOL* Gartner...
So some people may buy a PC with linux and replace it with possible illegal Windows. Some people buys a PC and replaces Windows with Linux. And some people buys a PC without an OS and installs possibly illegal or legal Windows, or perhaps Linux.
Not to mention people who installs an illegal version of Windows on a PC already shipped with Windows, because they want to upgrade.
No matter what the truth is, one cannot expect to find it from Gartner. Its ties to Microsoft are extremely tight.