Shipping bare PCs

According to CNet The Globalization Institute, a European think tank, has recommended the EU require all PCs to be sold without preloaded operating systems.

I can't see that happening. A bare bones computer is a nightmare, it would send support costs soaring as buyers spend hours installing the operating system and system drivers. Customers want computers to work as soon as they plug them in.

Such a move in the EU would be a boom for the IT support industry. If this came in, I might consider moving to somewhere nice in Europe for a few years to take advantage of this.