:IT Manager's Journal: Why is HP Shipping FreeDOS to China?
IT Manager's Journal: Why is HP Shipping FreeDOS to China? Jan 3, 2005, 15 :15 UTC (11 Talkback[s]) (9405 reads) (Other stories by Jay Lyman)
"Soon after Linux-friendly Lenovo's takeover of IBM's PC business, there was a more silent and peculiar move: HP's announcement of a low-price Pavilion desktop computer for the Chinese market, which represents huge potential sales.
"What was somewhat strange about the announcement was that HP, a strong Linux supporter but struggling in the Chinese market, would ship the budget PC not with Linux, not with Windows XP, but with the FreeDOS operating system installed..."
