"This 'not wanting to sell Linux' may be the result of
some 'carrot or stick' action from Microsoft. M$ (sic) can afford
to offer some favorable conditions on Windows to sellers who agree
'not to want to sell Linux.' They sustain it for a while, until the
competition is strangled. Then they raise the prices. This is a
classical case of dumping. Waving a big stick may be even more
effective. Intimidating in a subtle way does not cost them
anything. Of course, nobody knows about this because it is all done
secretly.
"'Not wanting to sell Linux' manifests itself in many ways. Dell
hides their Linux PCs on their web site so that you have to look
for them by using Google. Netbook producers equip their creations
with crippled versions of Linux which can perform only a few basic
functions. Linux can be also put on a more expensive hardware
version to make them look less attractive than their
Windows-equipped cousins."