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Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was... by qorrect on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @08:58AM (#18228953)
> For me it's the best thing to come out of Microsoft in a long time.

Agreed, I think it's an amazing feature. Have been a full time linux user for 20 years, my new laptop is BIOS locked ( ugh ) so I _cant_ install linux ( didnt know that before buying it ) , but it's actually not an issue because of WSL, it's exactly what I always wanted in Windows.

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Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was... by geekbird on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @01:36PM (#18231367)
Please name and shame the brand, so we can avoid it. A BIOS that prevents you from installing Linux should be illegal IMO.

When my Windows laptops get too old and slow for the latest Windows plus patches, I get another 3 to 5 years of life out of them by installing Linux. I still have a little Dell laptop that I first put into service in 2004 as a Windows box, converted it to Linux in 2009, and it still runs.

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Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was... by Infernal on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @12:20PM (#18230620)
What laptop is it? Was it part of an OEM sort of purchase through an employer, or something consumer off-the-shelf?
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