Lenovo will snub Linux in favor of MS

[Kevin]

On 6/5/06 10:05 PM, "Matt Alexander" <lowbassman at gmail.com> wrote:
> Heh...  Looks like Kevin changed their minds.  ;-)
> 
> http://news.com.com/Lenovo+denies+ditching+Linux/2100-1003_3-6080115.html

Following up on this...  looks like it was a slip on the part of the Lenovo
Product Manager as the article states.  I think this is good for F/OSS
because I have been very impressed with the quality of the IBM Thinkpad
hardware (hopefully that won't change under Lenovo).

To be fair, I am posting the official reply I received from Lenovo/IBM.  I
won't mention that it took a full week to get the reply.  Oops, forget that
part.  ;-)

Here's their note:

---[SNIP]---
On 6/12/06 2:02 PM, "ERC Feedback" <ercfeed at ca.ibm.com> wrote:
> Thank you for contacting Lenovo, the makers of ThinkPad and ThinkCentre PC
> products.      
> 
> Lenovo maintains its commitment to Linux distributions and the Linux community
> at large. Through the independent testing and
> certification of ThinkPad, ThinkCentre and Lenovo 3000 product lines as well
> as the close collaboration with industry leaders
> such as ATI and Intel - Lenovo continues to take steps to ensure Linux can be
> deployed in a manner consistent with customer
> needs. In fact, over the coming months this commitment will be strengthened
> even further as new capabilities and support emerge.
> 
> In addition, as part of a continued close partnership with IBM, a host of
> offerings are available to assist customers in the
> assessment, testing, deployment and support of Linux distributions.
> 
> For more information and a listing of Linux distributions certified on Lenovo
> hardware, please visit: http://www.lenovo.com/linux
> <http://www.lenovo.com/linux>
> 
> Thank you for visiting our site and contacting Lenovo.
> 
> Regards, 
> Electronic Response Center
> ERC Feedback Focal
> IBM.com, Americas
> ercfeed at ca.ibm.com
---[SNIP]---

...Kevin