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There is no discount offerred by Microsoft...
... for being all Microsoft and that is not why it is hard to find alternative OSs. That is just plain bunk! The real situation is less insidious. There is no money left in the hardware. OEMs survive by upselling. There is a ton of money in upselling some one to XP Pro or Office. If that OEM sells a PC with Linux there is no upsell opportunities. You cannot upsell a free office package. The OSS model in general is not good business for the OEM!
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About time  Fred Fredrickson | 03/08/05
This has changed ?  BitTwiddler | 03/08/05
The only thing changed...  Mack DaNife | 03/08/05
There is no discount offerred by Microsoft...  ShadeTree | 03/08/05
Is it really that much?  Patrick Jones | 03/08/05
It is a bunch of margin contribution.  ShadeTree | 03/08/05
funny how fragmented windows has become  JasonL31 | 03/08/05
You are correct  Linux User 147560 | 03/08/05
Home, Pro, Tablet and MCE.  ShadeTree | 03/08/05
wrong  JasonL31 | 03/08/05
You are correct in stating that you are wrong.  ShadeTree | 03/08/05
Hmmmm  Dave F_z | 03/08/05
Not in the U.S.  ShadeTree | 03/09/05
I see PCs with Linspire everywhere  bobiroc | 03/08/05
Seems to me  Mack DaNife | 03/08/05
USB vs Firewire  theding0 | 03/08/05
USB vs Firewire  B.O.F.H. | 03/08/05
Corrections.  nucrash | 03/08/05
That contributed too (NT)  Mack DaNife | 03/08/05
The problem with firewire ...  George Mitchell | 03/08/05
Intel and MICROSUCKS are KNOWN criminals Ferchristssake !!!  realitycheck101 | 03/08/05
ms was charged with this once  JasonL31 | 03/08/05

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