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DATE | 2001-11-15 |
FROM | Ruben Safir
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SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Dell Completely hates Linux
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From owner-hangout-desteny-at-mrbrklyn.com Thu Nov 15 21:05:50 2001 Received: (from mdom-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.11.2/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) id fAG255D01402 for hangout-desteny; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 21:05:05 -0500 Received: from www2 (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.11.2/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) with ESMTP id fAG251U01396; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 21:05:01 -0500 Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 21:05:01 -0500 From: Ruben Safir To: Jonathan Hirschman Cc: hangout-at-nylxs.com, Linux Elites Subject: Re: [hangout] Dell Completely hates Linux Message-ID: <20011115210501.A1337-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com> References: <20011115181440.A31761-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com> <0111152057320Q.16176-at-bigred> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <0111152057320Q.16176-at-bigred>; from jonathan.hirschman-at-skybeamradio.com on Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 20:57:32 -0500 X-Mailer: Balsa 1.2.0 Sender: owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ruben Safir List: New Yorkers Linux Scene Admin: To unsubscribe send unsubscribename-at-domian.com to hangout-request-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com X-Keywords: X-UID: 19697 Status: RO Content-Length: 1969 Lines: 54
They are forcing you to not only pay for the Windows license, but also a penalty for not using Windows.
This is an outrage. We need to boycott Dell.
Ruben
On 2001.11.15 20:57:32 -0500 Jonathan Hirschman wrote:
First let me clarify: Dell is charging $100 more for the Linux version than for what, at first glance, appears to be an equivalent Windows version.
That is bad enough. In fact, they are charging $100 less for the Windows version, WITH a faster processor (1.13Ghz), AND with more cache (512k) than the so-called equivalent Linux version (1Ghz/256k cache). If you upgrade the Linux version to the same specs, then the difference is actually $215.
I first assumed that the Linux version was coming with better hardware, or better support, or installation. This is not the case.
I hope that Dell simply screwed up the pricing. Since they build everything to order, I don't think that they can make the argument that some kind of economy of scale makes the Windows box cheaper. Nor, I'm afraid, would a supply and demand argument work, either.
Jonathan
On Thursday 15 November 2001 18:14, Ruben Safir wrote: > It's completely outraguos the Dell is charging $100 MORE for Windows on > this server than Linux. It's UNBELEIVEABLE. > > What can we do about that. We should organize a Dell Server Boycott. > > http://catalog.us.dell.com/welcome/minicat.asp?brand_id=PAPP&customer_id=04 >&keycode=6W300&family_id=9991
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