Dell charges more for Ubuntu than Vista DELL HAPPILY ANNOUNCED a new Ubuntu-powered system a couple of days ago. The penguin posse was delighted, of course, until it found that the once-direct only seller seems to be charging more for machines sporting the open source OS than for those sporting Vista. http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...s-ubuntu-vista |
Second time they have done this, charging more for linux versions of the same computers... |
you'd almost think they don't want to sell these PCs to their customers to avoid support calls |
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Isn't a part of the charge for ubuntu itself ? I know it's free for personal use, but what about selling it with a computer, it commercial and lucrative from Dells point of view ? |
it remains free:) |
more and more i keep thinking about putting that ubuntu disc back into my cmptr |
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I'm sure the ubuntu will be free,but the installation and r&d costs (best drivers, compatible HW, ..) are just as high as for a Windows Based PC. But less buyers is fewer people to split the costs. |
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