Opinion on Vista and Dapper delays

[Chanchao]

On Thu, 2006-03-30 at 10:28 +0200, Murray Cumming wrote:

> It looks like Ubuntu tried to get this working with HP. And they seem to
> have been so close, but HP messed up yet again, and you still can't buy
> an Ubuntu-loaded HP laptop in most markets.

I once bought a Compaq (after they were taken over by HP) with Linux
(Mandrake) preloaded on it.  They do seem able/willing to do Linux
pre-installs instead of Windows, I wonder why the deal with Ubuntu
didn't go through.

But: Then you still have a distinctly un-cool looking HP desktop that
happens to run Ubuntu.  While it would definitely be nice to have, it's
not QUITE what I meant.   It would have to look 'different',
distinctive, personal, or dare I say, "humane". :)   

> There's money to be made here by some company that 
> a) Sells non-branded laptops (such as the ones that become Acer, Asus,
> or Siemens laptops here in Germany)

Yikes.  Those look and feel even uglier than HP. :)  I'd rather start
with an Apple ibook/powerbook or something that looks like it and paint
it brown. (Or Silver-orange, Dapper style.) :)

Cheers,
Chanchao