On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:42:21 -0500 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 03/29/07 09:26, Celejar wrote: > > On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:20:23 -0500 > > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> On 03/29/07 08:55, Paul Walsh wrote: > >>> Passed to me by a colleague: > >>> > >>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6506027.stm > >>> > >>> *grin* > >> There will be a limited number of models and they'll be more > >> expensive (if for no other reason than companies like Symantec can't > >> sell ad space on a Linux desktop). > >> > >> Thus, sales will be low and Dell will be justified in considering > >> the project a failure. > >> > >> In /. terms, itsatrap. > > > > That's what I never get about this whole business; I want them to do > > linux to *lower* the cost by the cost of the windows license. I suppose > > they're targeting people who want the convenience, not the cost saving. > > I'd actually rather do the install myself, to customize it properly, so > > I suppose what I really want is a no OS box, cheaper by the cost of a > > Windows license from the equivalent Windows one. > > But not subsidized by advertising space sold to other companies. Yes. Another post in this thread made a good point, that a major benefit of this could be the effort to promote hardware compatibility and the development of (free) drivers. Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
