Re: Woohooo! Dell + Linux
Kevin Mark writes:
> the cost of dell (or other products) includes window support and payments
> from Microsoft and other software makers. This is almost the 'profit' to
> dell. With an o/s less computer, they would not get this 'profit'...
You are not making sense. Rest assured that there is a _large_ flow of
money from Dell to Microsoft.
> Unless they said that you would not get any support and you'd have to pay
> for it from a 3rd party.
The sensible way to handle hardware support independent of any installed
software would be to ship each pc with a bootable CD with custom Dell test
software. Linux would make a convenient base for such a CD.
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John Hasler
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