"When Dell put up its IdeaStorm community-feedback site, the company was surprised by the strong response in favor of shipping personal computers with Linux. The PC company then announced that it would offer Ubuntu Linux on select systems, and as of yesterday, they are taking orders<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070525-windows-tax-is-50-according-to-dell-linux-pc-pricing.html>. Ubuntu Linux is now available on the XPS 410n high-end desktop system at USD 849 (compared with USD 899 for the same machine with Windows installed), the E520n desktop at USD 599, and the E1505n notebook at USD 599. For now, the Ubuntu systems will only be available to customers in the United States. Availability is expected 'in the coming weeks' according to an announcement given on May 1, but Dell.com lists a shipping time of three to five days."
http://osnews.com/story.php/17976/Dell-Goes-Ubuntu-Windows-Tax-Is-USD-50-According-to-Pricing/ On 5/26/07, Darklord (:= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Zico wrote: > > On 5/25/07, Md Mozammel Haque <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mozammel%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > > >> I guess you pay more to get something better than windows. :) > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > "Shak diye mach dhakar kono dorkar nai..." > > > > Dell should obviously decrease their price for ubuntu. If they don`t do > > so..... people will go far away from open source. > > > > হয়তো সেটা তাদের উদ্দেশ্য । দেখানো যে ফ্রি os অর্থাৎ উবুন্টু থাকলেও দাম > কমবে না। > MS এর শলা পরামর্শে করা হয়ে কিনা কে জানে! > > > Zico > > > > > > > > > > > -- Mozammel http://www.mozammelhaque.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
