On Wed, 2005-12-28 at 21:14 -0700, Alan Dayley wrote:
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> Darrin Chandler wrote:
> > Alan Dayley wrote:
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> >> Same look and feel as usual however there are no options to select a
> >> Linux
> >> as the OS when purchasing the computers. I checked one each of desktop,
> >> laptop and server. Only Windows choices. They used to offer Linux and
> >> maybe they still do if you ask for it. I was just dissappointed based on
> >> past experience and expectations.
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> > I checked it out, too. I did notice that they offer *none* as an OS
> > option so you're not stuck paying the MS tax.
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> Yes, that is true. I should have noted that. It's +$195 for a Windows
> server OS, if I remember right. None would be the way to go and it's
> nice they offer at least that.
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the 'Microsoft tax' reportedly only exists for desktop systems and not
server systems but it isn't always easy to tell whether the tax is
included or not.
Craig
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