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belorn on Oct 21, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Does Windows Have Terrible Battery Life?

> provided I can still install Linux on it.

The chance that that happens, is abut the as Microsoft giving the physical devices out for free. Lock-in is the common way today to get market control.

mkr-hn on Oct 21, 2013 [–]

Here you go: http://www.geek.com/microsoft/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-the-s...

rbanffy on Oct 21, 2013 | [–]

The Pro is just another PC. I'd like to see the ARM-based Surface running Linux.

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