RE: FN-FORUM: help

date posted 5th February 2008 15:25

OOOoops! The FREE PHP argument is sinking further and faster than i ever
imagined. Lol


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From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Nick =
Smart
Sent: 05 February 2008 16:22
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: help


Gary Short wrote:
> Oh come on, Windows is practically free these days. I can walk into PC
World and pick up a laptop for =A3400 quid. It comes with Vista =
pre-installed.
If I tell them I'm going to install Ubuntu (for example) on it, and =
never
use Vista, do you think they'd give me a refund on the price of the =
laptop?
If so, how much do you reckon it would be? That's the true cost of =
Vista.
>
> =20
Last time I looked at the Dell website they were charging more for an=20
Ubuntu PC than a windows one.

Because of the way their configurator works I was forced down the route=20
of having a higher spec machine which therefore cost more. I couldn't=20
actually specify an Ubuntu PC to match their base spec Windows machine=20
and see a saving. I didn't buy one.

Nick



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