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I agree, but it would be a nice bonus not to have to pay for Windows at all. This also gives a clear signal to Dell.
by teekert 9y ago
I agree, but it would be a nice bonus not to have to pay for Windows at all. This also gives a clear signal to Dell.
- ekianjo 9y agoYou never really pay for Windows. Most OEM vendors make up for the price of the license by installing tons of additional crap on every Windows they ship out, so practically Windows does not make your laptop more expensive.
- positr0n 9y agoIf Windows were free what are the odds the market would force OEMs to do that anyway to shave a percentage point off their prices/profit margins? I'm betting near 100% and only premium machines wouldn't have crapware.
- ekianjo 9y agoYeah I think they would do it anyway, regardless of Windows cost. What's interesting is that so far, they don't when it comes to Linux installations. Not that there is that much crapware they can actually install for Linux, but they could potentially bundle Chrome and stuff like that if they really wanted.
- pjmlp 9y agoDell charges you 100 euros more for Ubuntu than for Windows. http://www.dell.com/de-de/shop/notebooks-und-ultrabooks/xps-13-9360-laptop/spd/xps-13-9360-laptop?~ck=bt http://www.dell.com/de-de/shop/notebooks-und-ultrabooks/xps-...
- jcranberry 9y agoOn the Precision machines, which you can configure manually, switching from Windows to Ubuntu makes the machine cost about 100 USD less. The price difference is probably other hardware.