On 18 January 2011 11:08, Mark Harrison <m...@yourpropertyexpert.com> wrote: > Out of interest, why do people think that building a PC without Windows > should be inherently cheaper? >
A simplistic viewpoint based on ignorance of common Microsoft & OEM business practice at a guess :) > Is it because they correctly factor in the cost of the OEM licence of > Windows, but forget to take into account the subsidies and affiliate fees on > offer from application software vendors and ISPs for pre-installing 'trial > versions' and crippleware? I suspect most people don't even realise that OEMS get a kickback from that kind of stuff. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
