On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 12:56 -0500, jack wallen wrote: > from what i understand, the same machine loaded with linux will cost > approximately $53.00 USD more than the same machine with Vista. i can't > quite figure that one out. anyone care to explain? > Dell gets money from AOL and the proprietary crippleware vendors on the Windows platform. But beyond than that, price is a function of demand, not cost. Dell will charge whatever you will pay. -- John Yanosko