* JEDIDIAH peremptorily fired off this memo:
> On 2008-07-23, Ezekiel <f@xxxxx> wrote:
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>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> Computers With Ubuntu Linux Coming to All Major Retailers
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>>> | Essentially, all major computer retail stores will carry computers with
>>> | Ubuntu pre-installed by the end of 2008 or early 2009,
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>> One side of advocates mouth - "All major computer retail stores will care
>> linux computers pre-installed...."
>
> Future tense...
>
>>
>> Other side of advocates mouth - "The manager at the computer store told me
>> that Microsoft has secret contracts in place that forbids retailers from
>> selling linux computers."
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> Present tense...
>
>> Which LIE do you want to believe today?
>
> ...whichever one you're peddling. That would be the best guess.
Some of the contract terms aren't exactly secret:
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/rob/?p=17
Currently, Windows is a pass-through cost. In other words, the market
is willing to pay (granted, with lots of whining) the same price or
more than the OEM pays for Windows. At worst, they pay the same
amount. Microsoft then kicks back money and resources for support,
development, tools and special resources for integration and drivers.
It also kicks back marketing dollars to help sell what results, and
that amount is far from trivial.
So, for example, Dell gets about $20 extra for every copy of Windows
sold direct and probably another $15 or $20 for all of the other
stuff. It incurs most of the cost regardless and this increases its
profitability -- Dell doesn't make a lot of profit on
hardware and that extra $40 or so is much-needed profit.
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If rabbits' feet are so lucky, what happened to the rabbit?
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