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Article #296Re: Consumer Reports testing confirms that the Apple "Bumpers" for the iPhone 4 solves its antenna problem
From: SMS
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:07
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:07
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On 19/07/10 6:50 AM, Todd Allcock wrote: <snip> > I assume so, or it might be an economy of scale issue- it might be > cheaper slapping the same image on every drive and paying the $25 to MS > than pulling in one in a hundred (or whtever the number) to leave blank > and/or provide Linux/Wndows/DOS/whatever drivers on an image or CD, or > creating a "no OS" SKU for a comparitively small number of sales. That's exactly what it is. > At least on production models, anyway. Last time I played with the > custom ordering function on Dell's or HP's site, a no OS option (or a > "Free DOS") option was offered. On some systems you can get a choice of operating systems, including various Linux varieties, WinCE, FreeDOS etc. If you compare hardware specs, the best prices are invariably on the pre-configured mass-market systems (as you saw with the Presario you just purchased) where there are no options in terms of the OS or anything else. The way they build those machines and do the disk images it would not be possible to configure them with a different OS. The custom ordering is different, and if you don't mind paying more it's fine, but you're not going to get a $350 Presario through custom ordering. OTOH, on the higher-end machines, getting a custom model is more expensive, but not excessively so, than the mass market model, it just takes longer to get it.
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