On 17 January 2011 11:23, Sean Miller <s...@seanmiller.net> wrote: > On 17 January 2011 11:15, Andy Braben <andybra...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Advertising has certainly been missed which is expensive. And also who >> would buy these products? Members on this list might, but as most people >> know nothing different to Microsoft and even if they do, don't want it. It >> is not something that I would see as profitable. >> > > Not quite sure I understand. > > What I was saying was that if Linux Emporium, instead of sourcing all their > components individually and assembling them, could merely do a deal with > somebody like DSG (ie. PCWorld, Currys) and get the machines "whole" then > install a disc image on the hard drive and ship them out again as Ubuntu > machines would the price come down? > > If so, why aren't they doing it? > > And if not, why not? > > It's more likely that they would have a deal with a maker of white label laptops in China or Taiwan. It's not easy to build laptops from components.
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