Celejar wrote on Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:27 AM -0600: > 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 think that's exactly right. > 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. Most people could not complete a Linux install without a phone call to tech support. I suspect that's one part of the reason there are so few no-OS boxes. When the install doesn't turn out right, their first call is to the people who sold them the hardware, even though that's the least likely place to have a problem. Technically sophisticated users do not tend to do this, but that's a pretty small market. -- Seth Goodman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
