On Fri, 30 Mar 2007, Andrew Baudouin wrote: > Not that I like it, but if it is indeed true that Dells w/ Linux cost more > than identical Windows configurations, then that can be directly traced back
It doesn't make sense, hardware is hardware. But yes I have bought the XP box before after looking at the Dell N-series box, cause the XP box was either $100 cheaper or came with a free 17" LCD. When it came in, i just put linux on it. > I wouldn't be surprised if MS makes all of its money off of corporate and > education licensing and has since written off the consumer business. Maybe the corporate side, but they don't make any money from education. Education pricing, i can get Win2k3 server R2 standard, 5 cal, for about $120. Same thing at cdw.com costs $960. It certainly does help our budget, but something just seems wrong about it. Most vendors give a 10%-45% edu discount. MS gives us an 88% discount. Go figure. ray -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org Systems Engineer Southeastern Louisiana University IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, AIX Support =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
