Linux costs more than Windows
Steve Duane
duaneste@cvm.msu.edu
Thu, 31 May 2001 14:20:30 -0400
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I priced out a laptop on Dell's website not too long ago. I configured =
the exact same machine from the 4 sections of the site (home, small =
buisness, medium to large buisness, and higher education) and got a =
different number each time. So it may not neccessarily be Red Hat that's =
increasing the cost but Dell's inconsistent pricing scheme.
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Steve Duane
"Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and =
then beat you with experience."
>>> Edward Glowacki <glowack2@msu.edu> 05/31/01 01:59PM >>>
I'm looking at laptops, on which I will likely run Linux most of
the time. I went to Dell's website and priced out a bunch of
models. I found in the Small Business section the option for Linux
laptops! Cool!!! So I opened up another browser window and priced
two identical machines, one with WinME and Office XP Small Business
(and an internal 56k mini-PCI modem) and the other with Linux.
One was $1674 and the other was $1764. Guess which was which...
;) For some reason, Red Hat Linux 7.0 costs $90 more than WinME
and Office XP *combined*!!!! I suspect it would be another $50
more expensive for them to leave the hard drive *blank* and not
give me any software at all... =3DP
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Edward Glowacki glowack2@msu.edu
Michigan State University =20
"...a partial solution to the right problem is better than a complete
solution to the wrong one." (http://uiweb.com/issues/issue14.htm)
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<DIV>Steve Duane</DIV>
<DIV>"Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their =
level and=20
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<glowack2@msu.edu> 05/31/01 01:59PM >>><BR>I'm looking =
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laptops, on which I will likely run Linux most of<BR>the time. I =
went to=20
Dell's website and priced out a bunch of<BR>models. I found in the =
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Business section the option for Linux<BR>laptops! Cool!!! So =
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opened up another browser window and priced<BR>two identical machines, one =
with=20
WinME and Office XP Small Business<BR>(and an internal 56k mini-PCI modem) =
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the other with Linux.<BR>One was $1674 and the other was $1764. =
Guess=20
which was which...<BR>;) For some reason, Red Hat Linux 7.0 costs $90 more =
than=20
WinME<BR>and Office XP *combined*!!!! I suspect it would be =
another=20
$50<BR>more expensive for them to leave the hard drive *blank* and =
not<BR>give=20
me any software at all... =3DP<BR><BR>-- <BR>Edward Glowacki &nb=
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glowack2@msu.edu<BR>Michigan =
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problem is=20
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