On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:20:23 -0500 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 03/29/07 08:55, Paul Walsh wrote: > > Passed to me by a colleague: > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6506027.stm > > > > *grin* > > There will be a limited number of models and they'll be more > expensive (if for no other reason than companies like Symantec can't > sell ad space on a Linux desktop). > > Thus, sales will be low and Dell will be justified in considering > the project a failure. > > In /. terms, itsatrap. That's what I never get about this whole business; I want them to do linux to *lower* the cost by the cost of the windows license. I suppose they're targeting people who want the convenience, not the cost saving. I'd actually rather do the install myself, to customize it properly, so I suppose what I really want is a no OS box, cheaper by the cost of a Windows license from the equivalent Windows one. I believe that they offered no OS boxes (with FreeDos, IIRC) at least at one point, but I don't think they were cheaper than the Windows ones. Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
