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For like $299 or $499 dell offers PCs with Winders. Not to mention most linsux users are techies anyway so they will end up paying even more money to build their own machines with the latest and greatest.
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The news is pouring in. This will not be a good week for Microsoft.  DonnieBoy | 10/04/05
Considering the number of Linux users, ...  ShadeTree | 10/04/05
You can  Loverock Davidson | 10/04/05
Actually it usually costs less to "homebrew"  Real World | 10/05/05
No it doesn't  Loverock Davidson | 10/05/05
Longterm, I disagree  Real World | 10/05/05
A journey of a thousand miles begins with but one step.  Laff | 10/04/05
RE: Cheaper with Windows  JakAttak | 10/04/05
i couldnt  doh123 | 10/04/05
here  eLurker | 10/04/05
Didja Notice...  rtkeeling | 10/04/05
Did you know that corporations with ...  ShadeTree | 10/04/05
doesnt happen  doh123 | 10/04/05
Does Happen every single day!  ShadeTree | 10/05/05
Hey, we need to make them bleed where we can. This will be a group effort  DonnieBoy | 10/04/05
It will take people buying a system ...  ShadeTree | 10/04/05
I could see this happening  voska | 10/05/05
Sure, buying a system without an OS ...  ShadeTree | 10/05/05
Curious, is this only desktop PCs  voska | 10/05/05
Business looks at the savings  voska | 10/05/05
Worse week for linsux *cough opensuse cough* (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 10/04/05
Didn't you want MS to straighten up, not bleed  Boot_Agnostic | 10/04/05
what's the differnce?  wandacon@... | 10/04/05
Considering that Dell.com...  ComputerGuyCJ | 10/04/05
check here  eLurker | 10/04/05
Now it starts...  Linux User 147560 | 10/04/05
this is nothing new  eLurker | 10/04/05
Funny isn't it?  IT Scion | 10/04/05
Agreed,  Boot_Agnostic | 10/04/05
Luckily  IT Scion | 10/04/05
Dell offers an open-source PC  Loverock Davidson | 10/04/05
Guess not...  Linux User 147560 | 10/04/05
No level of intelligence at LD's house  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 10/04/05
Uh oh, someone hates the truth  Loverock Davidson | 10/04/05
re: Uh oh, someone hates the truth  nightshade0143 | 10/04/05
you've got that right.  Arm A. Geddon | 10/04/05
not if you pay for Gold supprt  doh123 | 10/04/05
I didn't read Dell would support FreeBSD  voska | 10/05/05
Deceptful article  Loverock Davidson | 10/04/05
Uh what extra value?  Laff | 10/04/05
Extra value  Loverock Davidson | 10/04/05
Yup I think OSX and the bundled Apps are valuable. However  Laff | 10/04/05
Low Price??  ibabadur1 | 10/04/05
I think you misunderstood the statement...  el1jones | 10/04/05
re:  eLurker | 10/04/05
and they buy a computer which comes with Windows on it already  allen@... | 10/05/05
Both above are interest arguements...  el1jones | 10/05/05
Oh come on now  voska | 10/05/05
One would hope  Michael Kelly | 10/04/05
There's always hope but  IT Scion | 10/04/05
re:  eLurker | 10/04/05
Doomed from the start.. Dell Jacks us  Linux_Hawk@... | 10/04/05
And whats the problem with that? (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 10/04/05
Be smarter than that  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 10/04/05
I forgot to mention  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 10/04/05
Huh?  Mark Miller | 10/04/05
Correction about Corporate Windows Purchases  mtgardenghi | 10/04/05
I think some confused licensing with...  el1jones | 10/04/05
To clarify  Mark Miller | 10/04/05
there is a license...  doh123 | 10/04/05
Wow, long time for Dell to flip the switch  Boot_Agnostic | 10/04/05
Will someone teach these people how to write?  jgmsys@... | 10/04/05
For Games  voska | 10/05/05
Not available with EPP discount  mathandmetal | 10/04/05
An open-source PC?  ba2ry | 10/04/05
Thanks to the DoJ antitrust settlement  Richard Flude | 10/04/05
Did you read the settlement?  Update victim | 10/05/05
This is a Joke!  just^me | 10/04/05
This story is at odds with what I was told by  Update victim | 10/05/05

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