The bad news is we've included the text of the latter below, just in case. We didn't link to the Web version, on the grounds that PC Pro operates that dismal 'registered users only' policy. As far as we can see this is entirely untrue, as the reg page leaps out every time we try to go anywhere interesting. But careful whose cookies you eat. Naked PCs are those sold without operating systems preinstalled.
Machines are useless until customers install system software themselves.
It's like selling a house without a roof. And, in the end, it leaves your customer just as exposed. Your customers depend on you. Hardly the stuff of great business relationships, particularly when they come back to you for help. And even if your customer manages to illegally acquire and install operating systems elsewhere, it still costs them far more time and money than they bargained for.