On Dec 8, 2008, at 9:53 PM, Ralph wrote:
> There is a better explanation. Dell won't answer the question, but I > have seen other analysts say that Dell pays Microsoft a license fee > for > every one of the Linux machines sold. Their agreement is that they > pay > the license fee for every computer shipped. That is a standard Microsoft contract ploy: a license for Windows is applied to every machine which a manufacturer produces, irrespective of which OS is actually supplied. Dell (or whomever) therefore has no reason to offer a competitive OS as it will, thereby, be in a financial disadvantage. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
