No Linux IdeaPad For Lenovo's US Customers 188
narramissic writes "When Lenovo's new IdeaPad 'S' series netbooks hit stores in October, U.S. buyers will only be given one option: Windows XP on the IdeaPad S10 (making it not so much a series as a single offering). Meanwhile, people in most markets Lenovo serves, including Singapore, China and the U.K., will be offered both of the company's new IdeaPad netbooks (the S10, which has 10.2-inch screen, and the S9, which has an 8.9-inch screen), and the choice of either Microsoft Windows XP or a Linux OS. Before you start feeling too sorry for yourself, consider the price tag: the S10 will sell for £319 (US$629) in the U.K., but in the U.S. the starting price is $399." Liliputing (a cool site for anyone interested in sub-notebook computing) has posted a few bits on the IdeaPad, including some short videos.
Re:not linux (Score:1, Informative)
this is the distro used in acer low end notebooks, no X, just a black screen. Great for presenting a Windows alternative!.
Re:US Europe price differential .. (Score:5, Informative)
- we're willing to pay more (i.e. we value stuff more)
- more regulations (apparently)
- tax included in the price (17.5% for the UK price)
- company has to pay recycling charge (WEEE)
- longer warrenties (by law)
At least, that's what /. came up with last week :-)
It *is* Linux (Score:5, Informative)
Re:So I guess it was a good idea... (Score:2, Informative)
Lenovo != IBM
Re:Black market (Score:3, Informative)
Re:It *is* Linux (Score:3, Informative)
Pus: sticky creamy bodily fluid that oozes from sores and spots.
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Re:XP (Score:4, Informative)
Yes, you may be rich, but you are stupid. (And the dipshits that modded you up even more so.) Many hi-tech goods are much cheaper in the US than in most third-world countries. It's about markets, competition, trade barriers, monopolies. Businesses don't calculate what would be a "fair" price related to wages, they just charge what the market will bear.