[pumplekin]

True. But larger orgs don't buy "random laptops". The trick is to just buy laptops where you know everything works, and the company making them has a commitment to Linux.

Buy your linux laptop fleet from Framework, System76, Starlabs etc and you won't have any problems like that. You might have OTHER problems, but not that one.

[richardwhiuk]

None of those companies have a logistics chain which would at all be suitable for the US federal government.

Even in corporate, there's basically two vendors - Dell, and a distant second Lenovo, with Apple having a foothold in niche usecases.

[bee_rider]

You used to be able to buy Dells with Linux pre-installed, quite a while ago. Did they stop?

[cguess]

Any corporation won't care if it comes with Linux pre-installed, as they'll want to image the machines themselves (CrowdStrike for instance).

[richardwhiuk]

No, but it's not universal across their range.

[kuhsaft]

Do these companies support Net 30/60/90 payment? Do they provide enterprise support?

There’s a reason why corporations use HP and Dell machines. And there’s a reason why HP/Dell/etc don’t have Linux OSes on their corporate client machines. Well, they do, but companies don’t care to order them for the other reasons people have listed here.

[zenolijo]

I work for a company with 1000+ people in RnD doing software development. 80% of those use Ubuntu and have one desktop and one laptop (HP EliteBooks) and that works fine.

You are right that not all devices don't work perfectly, but the Bluetooth headsets, Bluetooth mouses, conference rooms etc. that the company supports are tested for compatibility before being bought by our IT department.

[kuhsaft]

Canonical and Red Hat have certified hardware. Most corporate workers aren’t software developers. They just want their productivity suite for email, scheduling, messaging, documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.