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No Recall for Carphone Warehouse Freebie Laptops

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“Contrary to reports by a number of less reputable tech news
sources, CW is not “recalling” the devices at all. A spokesman told
the INQ, “If you got a laptop with Ubuntu installed, you knew you
were getting a laptop with Ubuntu installed.”

“Rumours that users who were “confused” by the Open Source OS
would be able to wander into the Carphone Warehouse and get a copy
of Windows XP installed free of charge were rigorously denied by
our contact.”


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