Alec Wright wrote: > On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 08:50 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > >> It may not be about price to YOU. >> >> It certainly is about price for a lot of people. >> >> M. >> > Well, to me, £30 extra or whatever it is is worth it if you're getting > compatible hardware, and not having to go through the hassle of > installing ubuntu etc. > Agreed - I'd be very tempted by this PC for exactly the reasons you state.
However, having Ubuntu appear as the "expensive option" is going to make it harder for us all to go on about "you're paying a Microsoft tax" with any credibility. The counter argument, of course, is that you ARE paying a Microsoft tax, but that this tax is subsidised by the suppliers of subscription-based software who pre-install a "trial version" and pay Dell enough for the privilege that Dell can ship the box with MS software plus $$$ software for LESS than the cost of the Linux alternative. Perhaps, therefore, the next piece in the jigsaw is for us to find an ISP who is willing to pony up the kind of sums that AOL are for having "Linux-friendly ISP setup - just click here" icons pre-installed. M. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
