On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 11:24 AM, lakestevensdental<lakestevensdental@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> But they _should_ offer it as a purchase option, and let those of us who >> would rather do without Windows get a better price. >> > As I understand it, the per unit price for Windows to an OEM is > something like $25/unit, not the $100+ that end users pay (kind of > stupid marketing but that's MS for you). > > So the markup for bundling a Windows OS is modest -- probably easily > offset by improved marketability of a Windows vs Linux netbook for the > masses. For those who really want Ubuntu, you can always add a dual > boot Ubuntu partition on your own. Typically, most netbooks these days > have 120 or more Gs of HD space -- plenty for a second OS partition. > > Always, Fred C But $25 is nothing to sneeze at. I would still rather pay $25 less and install kubuntu on the entire drive than pay $25 more and end up with dual-boot. Either way, it's still Linux I'll be using, so why should I have to pay extra for something I neither want nor need? Mark _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
