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		smt88 9 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dell admits it made a mistake when it abandoned XP... You can install Linux on Dell laptops, or Dell will do it for you: https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/scr/laptops/app...

skissane 9 days ago [–]

> or Dell will do it for you:

Only in certain countries. Dell refuses to sell laptops with Linux installed in Australia. And they've never given a believable explanation as to why.

smt88 9 days ago | [–]

Possibly a bad deal they made with Microsoft for the region

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