lakestevensdental wrote: > Mark wrote: > >> 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. > You're not making any sense whatsoever. It doesn't cost anything for them to maintain a small inventory of OS-less machines - all they have to do is skip a few steps in manufacturing - and the number of Windows machines they sell just makes it that much easier for them to give a discount for OS-less machines. After all, you don't actually think they're making Windows available at cost, do you? Mark _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
