HP Offering Linux Desktops
Originally published on Tech Cores in 2008. Kept for posterity, so some details are likely out of date.
It’s about time that HP supported the other side of the market: Linux people. There are so many people out there, like me, who just love to use Linux, but there’s always one thing in common with Linux users: compatibility. Sometimes, your hardware isn’t compatible with Linux. Although in today’s world, that typically does not happen…
Apparently HP is starting to sell their SUSE Linux desktops. Which I think is a great thing… for many reasons.
100% Support! The Linux community is huge! And one more reason: when you upgrade to a newer version of Linux, most likely your hardware will still work perfectly.
Compatibility. I haven’t seen one device that wasn’t compatible with Linux yet… There’s always a way to get something working in Linux…
It’s not made by Microsoft! Now this can be both good and bad, but the best thing is that you’re not paying much (if any) for the operating system.
Linux is very fast. Seriously, it really is! Doesn’t that make you want to use it?
But then of course there are some cons with that. Like your games may not work, you miss some Windows applications, and many other reasons. But from my standpoint, HP is doing the right thing! What do you think? Other companies like Asus and Dell support Linux, at least on some of their machines!
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