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True .... I do Linux Desktop setups for my COMMERCIAL customers. All the system's come in here FIRST and are fully configured with SLACKWARE no less. All settings and drivers are installed and tested before the machine is released. Even the latest kernel is installed and configured to suit the machine and VMWARE installed to run the Windows Tx that came with the machine.

FWIW, I do this for a flat fee of $150 USD per machine.

OEM's could be doing the same, but I dont' seem the see them putting forth any effort at all to do this ....
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Well put!  pjotr123 | 04/28/08
Absolutely .....  Linux_4u! | 04/28/08
User testing...  bportlock | 04/28/08
Well put  kwacka | 04/28/08
so, this was a bundle, indeed  pgklada | 04/30/08
Takes 30 seconds  Roger Ramjet | 04/28/08
Petrol vs diesel  kwacka | 04/29/08
Petrol vs diesel  Mr Mick | 04/29/08
there comes a time  Khyron | 04/29/08
time?  Update victim | 04/29/08
Another typical example of poor vision  charliet@... | 04/29/08
Not necessarily Adobe's fault  Larry the Security Guy | 04/30/08
Show him Linux games  kingttx | 04/30/08
Who will harvest the wheat?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/28/08
I have a surprise for you....  pjotr123 | 04/28/08
Out of the box  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/28/08
RE: I have a surprise for you....  bb_apptix | 04/29/08
Adobe Player Installation  r.myers@... | 04/29/08
Have you...  cheesyone | 04/30/08
why can't it be  Khyron | 04/29/08
You mean, actually DO something???  kingttx | 04/30/08
It can be easier.  odubtaig | 04/29/08
Interesting  Update victim | 04/29/08
There is life (Flash) after Ubuntu (8.04).  elderlybloke | 04/29/08
Attracting the 12:00 Crowd is Essential  btidwell | 04/28/08
They'll arrive when the wannabe techies  fr0thy2 | 04/28/08
Mostly, the problem is patents.  odubtaig | 04/29/08
Maybe, but  btidwell | 04/29/08
Hey, I'd pay for the patents myself!  drprod@... | 04/29/08
Fluendo  daengbo | 04/30/08
RE: Will the  nothingness | 04/28/08
It is a resounding YES and an outright NO  TripleII | 04/28/08
Did you read the story?  mdemuth | 04/28/08
Yes, I am not sure where the disconnect is?  TripleII | 04/28/08
You speak the SIMPLE truth..... however....  Ole Man | 04/29/08
Windows is friendly to install  elderlybloke | 04/29/08
I agree with you there  balaknair | 04/29/08
Perhaps the solution  Update victim | 04/29/08
Or, what I hope the EU does.  TripleII | 04/29/08
Another test  Update victim | 04/30/08
Agreed  kingttx | 04/30/08
My neighbour...  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 04/28/08
::rimshot!::  drprod@... | 04/29/08
Hey, I have NEVER taken the time to set the time on a VCR. I just let them  DonnieBoy | 04/28/08
Get a better VCR?  jymbob | 04/29/08
Ah, but YOU live in England!  drprod@... | 04/29/08
PBS?  zdnet@... | 04/30/08
Not more than once  Homealone | 04/29/08
Mine (US) connects and updates automatically...  socialism=nowhere | 04/29/08
Of course I haven't used it in like 5 years....  socialism=nowhere | 04/29/08
"12:00 Flashers" stand a better chance than on an M$ OS  xnoxpx | 04/28/08
Sorry: I think your way off from actual experience...nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/29/08
12:00 Flashers" stand a better chance than on an M$ OS  pweegar@... | 04/29/08
Bingo - a little strong but - BINGO!...nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/29/08
expletive deleted  Update victim | 04/29/08
Actually, both are the same  alaniane@... | 04/29/08
That eees a beeeeg fat lie  Ole Man | 04/30/08
I have tested this experiment  JamesLK | 04/28/08
Kubuntu isn't Ubuntu  g2g591 | 04/28/08
Kubuntu is not nearly the best KDE distro.  TripleII | 04/28/08
It is truely great to have all of the options and compatibility. Imagine if  DonnieBoy | 04/28/08
I have to have KDE  T1Oracle | 04/28/08
What Windows does != User friendly  jymbob | 04/29/08
WOW!!!  Update victim | 04/29/08
Thinking the same thing  kingttx | 04/30/08
Figure out?  storm14k | 04/29/08
RE: Will the  arctor | 04/28/08
Can Hardy Heron be installed in Virtual PC?  TrPrince | 04/28/08
Alternative?  TripleII | 04/28/08
That's a good suggestion...  TrPrince | 04/28/08
Other freed VM Options  Red_Beard | 04/29/08
I tried installing Heron into a Virtual PC...  BillDem | 04/28/08
VirtualPC  bb_apptix | 04/29/08
Adrian, what's a VCR?  endermc12 | 04/28/08
Great link thanks! More stuff like this should be going on, I agree.  james.faction | 04/28/08
please, I would like to give this article more than one thumbs-up.  james.faction | 04/28/08
The Great Ubuntu Girlfriend Experiment  trentreviso | 04/28/08
Linux is just as easy to use as Windows or OS X.  ye | 04/28/08
Re: Will the ???12:00 flashers??? change Linux?  none none | 04/28/08
I should start a Linux Support Company  T1Oracle | 04/28/08
I tried.  TripleII | 04/28/08
And there is a big chunk of the problem...nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/29/08
It's because..............  Ole Man | 04/29/08
RE: Linux Distros  whooliebacon | 04/28/08
And here is another piece of the problem...nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/29/08
RE: Will the  DosFreak | 04/28/08
windows is still easier  marks055@... | 04/28/08
Linux's architecture is too obsolete  qmlscycrajg | 04/29/08
And why does Windows contain DOS?  devlin_X | 04/29/08
And at what point in the install did this occur?  ye | 04/29/08
Yes it's a dos shell  magallanes | 04/29/08
No, Ye is right  alaniane@... | 04/29/08
Power shell...  storm14k | 04/29/08
Windows never got rid of  alaniane@... | 04/29/08
You DON'T have to use a shell at all  stevey_d | 04/29/08
This is a joke, right?  Vesicant | 04/29/08
If Linux is to be a competitor, it must be simpler  slurpee | 04/29/08
BINGO...well said and dead-on...nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/29/08
Please be specific...  storm14k | 04/29/08
Quite right  misceng | 04/29/08
Linux is not media friendly  jharris@... | 04/29/08
Try Linux Mint... it plays nearly everything out of the box!  xunil skcor | 04/29/08
Make the case to those companies...  storm14k | 04/29/08
Companies moving to Linux  pweegar@... | 04/29/08
Client tech...not servers  storm14k | 04/29/08
Linux is not DRM friendly, big difference.  TripleII | 04/29/08
And here is the problem with the Windows mindset  kingttx | 04/30/08
Linux improving  catseverywhere@... | 04/29/08
Your one of the few I have read that is grounded in reality & not anger..nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/29/08
=)  catseverywhere@... | 04/29/08
I agree. And would love to do the same thing with 2008....  socialism=nowhere | 04/29/08
It think windows has a lot of usability issues as well  stevey_d | 04/29/08
What "secret" video fix?  LazLong | 04/29/08
repositories  catseverywhere@... | 04/30/08
It's good to see someone else doing what I do  tracy anne | 04/29/08
Installation and Configuration  goodcomputing | 04/30/08
The next hurdle  dhclapp1@... | 04/29/08
I voted Linux is NOT too Geeky  tracy anne | 04/29/08
Memories  jabailo1 | 04/29/08
RE: Linux distros  atari8bit@... | 04/29/08
RE: Will the  notsofast | 04/29/08
RE: Education  mirkospirko | 04/29/08
Users don't want to be educated.  gypkap@... | 04/29/08
Users don't want to be educated.  tracy anne | 04/29/08
Users do... Consumers may not.. yet  LazLong | 04/29/08
This is really so easy to understand  jimk_z | 04/29/08
RE: This is really easy to understand  sboyce@... | 04/29/08
What a load of bollocks  tracy anne | 04/29/08
Re: This is really so easy to understand  none none | 04/30/08
Installer  wizardb@... | 04/29/08
Let the flashers stay exposed!  djchandler | 04/29/08
Installation and Usage are 2 different things.  peter_erskine@... | 04/30/08
Windows users are your best friend  jbrock@... | 04/30/08
RE: Windows users are your best friend  zdnet@... | 04/30/08
Adrian, please add another option  TristanGrimaux | 04/30/08
My act of desperation / The Grand Experiment  zdnet@... | 04/30/08
RE: Will the  zdnet@... | 04/30/08
Hey, Flash, Adobe Reader, etc on Windows  dekalbave121 | 04/30/08
Hey, they (conveniently) forgot about that, eh?  Ole Man | 04/30/08
Ever Hear of Grokdoc?  dumptux | 04/30/08
That eees a beeeeg fat lie  Ole Man | 04/30/08
Posted in wrong place  Ole Man | 04/30/08
RE: Will the ???12:00 flashers???  jbiro@... | 04/30/08
Just not ready for PrimeTime  techiemon10@... | 05/28/08
you have got to be kidding...  crabbypup | 08/04/09

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