Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 25 days agoLenovo now ship with Fedoraimagemessage-square146linkfedilinkarrow-up1852arrow-down14
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minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up31·24 days agoNo, Lenovo has offered Ubuntu and at times other distributions preinstalled, for many years. It’s only on a small number of models.
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·24 days agoI don’t think they did it at a $200 discount before.
minus-squareTrollception@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-224 days agoThere is no discount, you are simply not paying for a windows license.
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·24 days agoBut before if you didn’t want Windows, I think Lenovo just pocketed the change. And OEMs don’t pay anywhere reat retail for a Windows key.
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·24 days agoThis. $200 is what raised my eyebrows, Windows should not cost them that much when it’s usually “standard”
No, Lenovo has offered Ubuntu and at times other distributions preinstalled, for many years. It’s only on a small number of models.
I don’t think they did it at a $200 discount before.
There is no discount, you are simply not paying for a windows license.
But before if you didn’t want Windows, I think Lenovo just pocketed the change.
And OEMs don’t pay anywhere reat retail for a Windows key.
This. $200 is what raised my eyebrows, Windows should not cost them that much when it’s usually “standard”