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2. Dell n Series - Wikipedia

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   The n Series is a Dell product line that does not ship with a pre-installed version of Microsoft Windows.Apparently prohibited from shipping computers without an operating system by an existing licensing agreement with Microsoft, Dell instead ships these systems with either the open-source FreeDOS operating system or the Ubuntu Linux distribution not preinstalled, but on install disks.

3. Chromebook - Wikipedia

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   Critical reaction to the device was initially skeptical, with some reviewers, such as then New York Times technology columnist David Pogue, [9] unfavorably comparing the value proposition of Chromebooks with that of more fully featured laptops running the Microsoft Windows operating system. That complaint dissipated later in reviews of machines ...

4. Operating system - Wikipedia

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   Windows is a proprietary operating system that is widely used on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, phones, workstations, enterprise servers, and Xbox consoles. [141] The operating system was designed for "security, reliability, compatibility, high performance, extensibility, portability, and international support"—later on, energy ...

5. Bare machine - Wikipedia

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   In information technology, bare machine (or bare-metal computer) is a computer which has no operating system. [1] The software executed by a bare machine, commonly called a "bare metal program" or "bare metal application", [ 2 ] is designed to interact directly with hardware.

6. Windows 7 - Wikipedia

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   Windows 7 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system ... on computers with no existing operating system. ... of Windows 7 (without a ...

7. Bundling of Microsoft Windows - Wikipedia

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   The bundling of Microsoft Windows is the installation of Microsoft Windows in computers before their purchase. Microsoft encourages original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of personal computers to include Windows licenses, OEM softwares and OEM drivers with their products, and agreements between Microsoft and OEMs have undergone antitrust scrutiny.