Linux costs more than Windows

[Ben Pfaff]

Edward Glowacki <glowack2@msu.edu> writes:

> I did that too, got different options of hardware and different
> prices.  Also, between some models within the same section (e.g.
> home office), the same upgrade costs different amounts, for example
> a 10gb->20gb hard drive upgrade is $100 for one model and $175 for
> the other...  I'm assuming there's something different between the
> two, but it's impossible to tell from the information given...

When I was trying to price a Dell laptop some months ago, I came
to the conclusion that they intentionally obfuscated their
pricing scheme to prevent minimaxing of price versus
performance.  I don't like Dell much.
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