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Comment Bring on the naked PCs, says think tank This would obviate the need to have a cashback option for those who didn't want Windows, or to sell separate naked PCs. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech... [27 Sep 2007]
Bring on the naked PCs, says think tank
News The institute examined several options for breaking Microsoft's monopoly but settled on the so-called "naked PC" option because offering customers a choice of bundled operating systems would be logistically impossible on the high street, and... [24 Sep 2007]
Want Dell's Ubuntu PC? Be prepared to wait...
News It already offers so-called "naked PCs" - computers without operating systems - to customers with a US address. Dell will not sell Linux PCs in the UK - at least for the time being. The PC supplier has said it will sell machines with Ubuntu Linux... [04 May 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.04.07
Round-Up Linux pre-installed, naked PCs and Firefox as the default browser - it's all enough to make Dell's top software partner run screaming for the trees. We live in an age where malware is increasingly proving a threat across device platforms and not... [27 Apr 2007]
3 goes flat-fee with web 2.0 makeover
News We are taking our chances and going naked into the world outside," he added. Among the partners 3 has signed up is Skype, which will offer free calls to PCs and mobiles in countries that 3 operates. Mobile operator 3 has announced a major shift in... [16 Nov 2006]
Q&A: Microsoft UK head of anti-piracy Michala Alexander
Comment Naked PCs are not anything I am really interested in, in the first instance anyway. It is certainly something that is discussed.silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK recently highlighted the issue of how difficult it is to buy a naked PC - a machine... [22 May 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 21.04.06
Round-Up Many uncouth troublemakers have suggested that by curbing the sale of naked PCs Microsoft is also damaging the potential market for open source operating systems such as Linux. Naked PCs' are a menace to all civilised society, opined Gates… the... [21 Apr 2006]
Microsoft agrees $1.2bn deal with Lenovo
News Many have also pointed out that by curbing the sale of naked PCs Microsoft is also damaging the potential market for open source operating systems such as Linux. Microsoft has putting pressure on UK computer vendors not to sell naked PCs. [18 Apr 2006]
