On 17 January 2011 11:30, Andrés Muñiz Piniella <andre...@gmail.com> wrote:
> When there is little demand things get more expensive. > It's cheaper to batch install on computers that where fabricated to be used > with windows. I don't think there is a guy installing each windows drive. > Probably done in factory via the ethernet connection. > Linux emporium claim that the test all the kit before sending. to make sure > it works fine. With windows kits there is no need for that because they > where fabricated with windows in mind. > linux emporium seem to provide some support with the purchase. I have a > feeling it will be a bit more personalized attention than big Dell > callcentre. > Well, but the point is that if there is a machine which is "fabricated to be used with Windows", and you have Ubuntu running 100% effectively on it, surely it (by definition) then becomes "fabricated to be used with Ubuntu" just as much and - therefore - you don't need to "install each [ubuntu] drive", do you? Or, rather, you don't need to "sit through an install", you can just duplicate a disc image the same as the Windows folks do. Or am I missing something? And, to be honest, I'm not too worried about "personalized attention" when installing if I am going to save £100 on the retail cost of the laptop... it will presumably "work out of the box"... where I might need the support is later, but that's a different argument. Sean
-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
