[TriLUG] IBM: windows non-install / refund?

[Jason C Garcowski]

On Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 03:40:07PM -0400, Matthew Todd wrote:
> Hi everybody, 
> Perhaps you can advise me: I'm about to buy a Thinkpad, and I have no
> need for Windows.
> 
<SNIP>
> 
> >From the calls I've made, [a] would be a significant hassle (both for
> the special request and for their agreement with Microsoft), and there
> aren't any procedures in place (either at IBM or Microsoft) for handling
> [b].
> 
> My main interest is in saving a little money; I'm not concerned with
> making a political statement or causing a lot of trouble. Has anyone had
> any success with this?

I don't know if it will end up saving you money or not, but according to this:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/alliances/linux/systems.html#Preloaded page, IBM does
do linux preloading.  Of course, I've never tried it, so I can't verify it.

garc