14 DAY TRIAL // HP is one of the big companies that provide users with computers that came with Ubuntu pre-installed, and now those PCs are going to be sold in Russia as well.
One of the reasons Ubuntu is so popular on the global scale is the fact that companies such as HP or Dell ships a lot of their PCs with Ubuntu pre-installed. Canonical made very important deals for this purpose alone a long time ago, and they are now reaping the rewards. Everyone has heard about Ubuntu and about the fact that it's the most used open source operating system.
It's actually interesting to see find out that HP computers weren't shipping with Ubuntu in Russia until now, which is a little bit strange. On the other hand, Russia is a very big market, and Ubuntu will make a big impact. To be fair, Ubuntu already has a lot of Russian users, but the fact that comes with HP PCs is a testament to the confidence the company has in the OS built by Canonical.
HP is going all out
When this kind of launch happen, they usually just include one or two computers, maybe a laptop, but HP is pulling all the stops, and is promoting both notebooks and all-in-one PCs.
"Several HP notebooks and All-in-One desktop PCs preloaded with Ubuntu will be available at launch; with processors/chipsets from both AMD and Intel. Several Notebooks from HP’s 15 series will be available, all with a Stone Silver chassis, and varying RAM capacities of 2GB and 4GB along with 500GB hard drives. HP 15 AMD based notebook with AMD E1-2100 & A6-5200 processors, HP 15 Intel-based notebook with Intel Celeron N2840, Pentium N3540 and Core i3-4005U processors. Additionally, the 20’’ HP 1C15 AIO desktop, will be available as well boasting an AMD E1-6010 processor, 2GB of RAM and 500GB hard drive capacity," reads the announcement from Canonical.
As you can imagine, all these PCs and notebooks will ship with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, which is supported until 2019. The new offer from HP will be available mid-May across Russia.