On 08/26/2009 04:37 PM, lakestevensdental wrote: > Mark wrote: >> 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? >> > You appear to be ignoring the power of numbers. Nokia's netbook, > bundled with Windows will sell far more units with than without. The > larger quantity sold with Windows will allow Nokia to produce sell their > netbook for less than otherwise, perhaps more than $25 less. Besides, > having to manage a smallish inventory for a Windowless version would be > a hassle (expense) for Nokia and sellers. So get over the $25 cost of > Windows. If you want an Ubuntu netbook, just install it when you get it. > > FYI, I've been there done that with an eeeUbuntu netbook. I installed > Ubuntu over Xandros. Then I installed nlited XP SP3 so my daughter could > use it at college (which requires a Windows or Mac OS to work with the > college's net security). Of the three OSs I installed, XP appears to > run the best, it even boots in less than 20 seconds. I guess this is > another way of saying that if one trims all of the crap off of Windows > XP, it actually runs pretty nice, without the occasional Ubuntu hassle > of not being able to install some non-existant Ubuntu flash to get web > video to work properly. Which isn't to say the XP that comes with > netbooks is nLited... > I have a Lenovo S10 netbook dual booting Windows XP and Fedora Core 11 (with rpmfusion software repository enabled for non-free stuff). I much prefer Fedora over XP. Fedora works well: wireless, suspend, hibernate, flash videos, videos (via VLC) all work great. I use Sunbird calendar, and Thunderbird for email. And I get my Unix development tools that I am used to (emacs, gcc, etc..) without hassle. And when I need to run the occasional Windows app I have XP .... --shiv-- _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
