[jseliger]

Both Dell and Lenovo will sell you laptops with Ubuntu. The selection is admittedly (significantly) smaller than for Windows laptops, but it certainly removes uncertainty over whether the hardware will be supported.

It seems strange to me that, over the last 15 years, hardware makers and sellers haven't tried harder to commoditize their complements and ensure that every computer they sell is at least Linux capable and ready to go.

[xupybd]

Unfortunately the vast majority of their customers use Windows. So there is little commercial drive to add Linux support to everything. I'm glad that it's starting with a few models.