Linux Void my warantee Make tech support impossible
What sane person would install Linux when their newly purchased pre-loaded system comes with a ton of great software?
Why void my warrantee, or at best pee off the tech support people should I have a hardware problem and no longer have the preloaded diagnostic software that they use to process tech support requests.
Tech: Hi I'm Mr. Singh at D#$L tech support and how can I help you today?
User: I am getting lockups on my system.
Tech: Can you run the "System Fitness Test" that is located in C:-test?
User: Well I have installed Linux on this system.
Tech: ugggggggghhhh...Let me put you on hold so I can talk to my supervisor.
User: Ok (thinking to herself, this doesn't sound good).
Tech: Hello. You are going to have to use the kicker diskette and CD that came with your system to reload Windows so we can trouble shoot this matter further.
User: But what about all my data, configuration and such with Linux?
Tech: We don't support Linux. That is your problem.
Wallace Corpus Here I thought when you bought a computer you can do anything you want with it. Does this mean if I load some software on the computer that it could void...
us: I would see such an occasion as rare... indeed. Some idiot with a fresh A+ cert gets a job before me with my years...
User: poo LINUX!!!
***********Or The Laptop Version***********************
Tech: Hello! this is Abbboouuu how can I help you? User: My keyboard on my laptop does not work correctly. Tech: Ok, I will give you instructions on how to send it in for warranty repair. User: Ok
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, TokaMundo wrote on Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:19:53 GMT I'm old enough to remember SASI, though I can't say I've ever had a...
------One Week Pbuttes and the Laptop arrives at the users doorstep---
User: WFT happened to my Linux system? Why is this POS booting to Windows XP?
User calls D##L and is told that standard procedure is to restore the unit to factory defaults in order to accurately troublshoot the unit.
User: LINUX SUX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Concludsion: WTF Am I using an operating system that is the still born child nobody seems to support?
And why are YOU?
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