Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 6th Aug 2007 19:25 UTC, submitted by netpython
"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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I love my Thinkpads, and overall this is a nice announcement. Too bad it will be limited to the T-series. I would love to buy a new X series with Linux preinstalled. Linux works pretty well on my x40 already, but the newer X series Thinkpads are nice. :-)