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CNET News: Lenovo Denies Ditching Linux
Jun 6, 2006, 13 :45 UTC (43 Talkback[s]) (569103 reads)

CRN: Lenovo To Shun Linux

"Computer maker Lenovo will not install or support the Linux operating system on any of its PCs, including ThinkPads and a series of new notebooks, the company said this week.

"The Raleigh, N.C.-based company is clearly positioning itself as an exclusive partner of Microsoft, several weeks after the companies announced they were 'reaffirming' global market development and cooperation agreements..."

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CNET News: Lenovo Denies Ditching Linux

"On Friday, CRN reported that Frank Kardonski, Lenovo's worldwide product manager for its 3000 series, had indicated that Linux support was being dropped...

"But Lenovo made strenuous efforts on Monday to set the record straight, emphasizing that Kardonski provided incorrect information to CRN and that the company plans to continue to offer Linux on ThinkPads..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Yeah, bringng an undifferentiated, OS lo ...   Buyers to shun Lenovo.   
AC
Jun 5, 2006, 14:18:58  
Which, as commonly known, demands that t ...   Does Lenove plan to comply with the Microsoft EULA   
Rainer Weikusat
Jun 5, 2006, 14:29:11  
In that case, I won't be buying a Le ...   who is Lenovo   
James D. Freels
Jun 5, 2006, 14:51:03  
If Lenovo shun Linux that mean we will ...   Black future for Linux   
Shamar
Jun 5, 2006, 14:57:06  
I cannot speak for everyone, but as a pr ...   Leveno loses a customer   
paul
Jun 5, 2006, 15:15:58  
> [Subject: Does Lenove plan to comply w ...   Re: Does Lenove plan to comply with the Microsoft   
Tony OBryan
Jun 5, 2006, 15:19:07  
So what Laptops should I be interested i ...   What Laptop is ggod for linux?   
catclub
Jun 5, 2006, 15:29:39  
These guys seem to be positively proud o ...   Well, that is Lenovo off my list of suppliers.   
Shiva
Jun 5, 2006, 15:35:59  
They are already facing suspicion fro ...   Stupid Lenovo   
wsd
Jun 5, 2006, 15:38:08  
Really, there is no news here. None of ...   No news here   
kjb
Jun 5, 2006, 15:43:16  
> They are already facing suspicion f ...   Re: Stupid Lenovo   
Ken Jennings
Jun 5, 2006, 16:19:27  
> So what Laptops should I be interested ...   Re: What Laptop is ggod for linux?   
GreyGeek
Jun 5, 2006, 16:24:27  
The decision by Lenovo makes no sense. I ...   Lenovo and Linux PCs   
Ted Swart
Jun 5, 2006, 16:26:19  
I'm using a Lenovo Thinkpad T-42 for ...   Too Bad   
Howard Pepper
Jun 5, 2006, 16:29:37  
One of the primary things I look for whe ...   Lenovo has lost me as a consumer   
Glen
Jun 5, 2006, 16:50:02  
> Really, there is no news here. None o ...   Re: No news here   
James E. LaBarre
Jun 5, 2006, 16:56:42  
Lenovo thinks they can steal the Windows ...   Dead end for both MS and Lenovo   
GreyGeek
Jun 5, 2006, 16:59:11  
They are already facing suspicion from m ...   Re: Re: Stupid Lenovo   
wolf
Jun 5, 2006, 17:45:04  
This may have been a big part of why IBM ...   The good side of it   
Flash
Jun 5, 2006, 17:51:48  
I am running SuSE 10.1 on an HP tc4200 t ...   Re: What Laptop is ggod for linux?   
Ram Rao
Jun 5, 2006, 18:18:35  
If Lenovo shun Linux that mean we will h ...   Re: Black future for Linux   
Reformer
Jun 5, 2006, 18:22:43  
Does it truely matter that they will not ...   Since their products are not on every store shelf   
Draq Wraith
Jun 5, 2006, 18:46:31  
Don't know if Ubuntu is your distro ...   Re: What Laptop is ggod for linux?   
Changhua
Jun 5, 2006, 18:59:59  
So the US government can't get China ...   Microsoft does what Bush can't..   
Tachyon
Jun 5, 2006, 20:15:35  
When Lenovo starts to see that they will ...   Market forces will correct this   
Joe Almeida
Jun 5, 2006, 20:32:21  
Someone should post a petition on http:/ ...   Petition...   
Tachyon
Jun 5, 2006, 20:43:59  
I use Dell Latitude D810.Everything work ...   Re: What Laptop is ggod for linux?   
Fred
Jun 5, 2006, 21:50:48  
So, a vendor says it won't go out of ...   Not like it matters...   
Ken Jennings
Jun 5, 2006, 22:53:53  
From the standpoint of the FOSS communit ...   Re: The good side of it   
wolf
Jun 5, 2006, 23:50:31  
We just won't by Lenovo laptops. My ...   Who cares?   
David F. Skoll
Jun 6, 2006, 01:28:05  
who the hell is lenovo?? sounds like a b ...   lenovo shuns........   
ranger
Jun 6, 2006, 01:47:01  
> However, the marketshare for notebook- ...   Re: Re: The good side of it   
Flash
Jun 6, 2006, 02:47:06  
The company rep. seems to be agressively ...   Agressively against Linux   
Joe User
Jun 6, 2006, 03:39:50  
For shooting off his mouth incorrectly. ...   looks like Frank K is going get a good talking to   
wildpossum
Jun 6, 2006, 03:56:28  
There's like 50,000 Linux users insi ...   IBM not too happy.   
Roger Rodger
Jun 6, 2006, 06:50:29  
> > If Lenovo shun Linux that mean we wi ...   Re: Re: Black future for Linux   
Shamar
Jun 6, 2006, 08:16:11  
Bye bye, Frank. I hope they send you to ...   Bye, Frank   
Stuart DeGraaf
Jun 6, 2006, 13:26:40  
I can't find your petition. Can you ...   Re: Petition...   
hey
Jun 6, 2006, 16:33:18  
> For shooting off his mouth incorrectly ...   Re: looks like Frank K is going get a good talking   
chemicalscum
Jun 6, 2006, 17:17:10  
> There's like 50,000 Linux users in ...   Re: IBM not too happy.   
Chris W.
Jun 6, 2006, 17:36:13  
They're called IBM IntelliStations, ...   IBM still sells workstation-class PC hardware.   
Richard Steiner
Jun 6, 2006, 20:03:21  
Poor Lenovo Corporation,I am TThinkPad I ...   Poor Lenovo   
Daniel Mery
Jun 6, 2006, 22:08:53  
I recommend these guys: .www.shoprcubed. ...   Re: What Laptop is ggod for linux?   
NLK
Jun 14, 2006, 18:50:27  
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