It is important to contact companies who sell computers or produce hardware to keep the pressure on to support free software. Just find their contact info and contact them by email, fax, mail, and phone. Talking to companies, we must make sure to show them how our interests will benefit them.
Retail Stores
Call and write letters to companies asking them to sell machines from suppliers who provide free software pre-installed, possibly from ThinkPenguin,System76, Dell, or ZaReason..
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
702 S.W. 8th Street
Bentonville, Arkansas 72716-8611
United States
Personal Visit
Everyone should be able to get in touch with companies and just say what you want. For example, you could go to a computer retail store and ask them about supporting free software, and maybe even show off your own computer running it. You'll probably need to try to talk to a manager or someone higher up to have you message have a chance of getting anywhere.
Hardware Suppliers
Contact local suppliers of computer hardware to:
Make them aware of the free software
Encourage them to consider supplying hardware with free software pre-installed
Failing that, encourage them to provide customers with the option to have no operating system pre-installed
I have bought and owned your machines for as long as I can remember but myself and many others would like to be able to purchase computers with free software pre-installed and avoid the Windows tax. I am one of the rapidly increasing number of users of GNU+Linux, and I simply believe that as one of your customers, I deserve a choice and shouldn't be tied down to a Microsoft operating system.
Regards
Executive Customer Service
Executive customer service staff have the power to pull strings and most large companies have them. Here's how to get through to them
For public companies, pull up the profile page in Google Finance and the corporate office should be listed under "Company Facts".
Call the corporate office.
Ask for a transfer to the office of the CEO.
You will likely get an exec. assistant but that's good. Voice mail is ok, too.
Give succinct summary and make your point.
Remain polite.
You should get the phone call from someone on the executive service team within a day or so.
The Hardball Route
This is probably unnecessary, and isn't recommended for most things.
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