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Article #304Re: Consumer Reports testing confirms that the Apple "Bumpers" for the iPhone 4 solves its antenna problem
From: Dennis Ferguson
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:00
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:00
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On 2010-07-19, Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote: > At 19 Jul 2010 01:56:31 -0500 Dennis Ferguson wrote: >> I'd be happy with a no-operating-system option since I usually >> end up deleting Windows without booting it. The OEMs must get >> better volume discounts if they don't provide that option. > > 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. > > 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. I realize that a retail store machine needs an operating system on it, I was really thinking about the company web sites. Both the HP and Dell web sites, on the machine I configured, offered 4 different versions of Windows as options along with a big variety of addon software for Windows that they'd preinstall. The contents of every disk was custom ordered. There was, however, no option to have the machine shipped with a blank disk even though putting nothing on a disk just has to be as cheap as putting a custom something on the disk. You can have anything you want on your disk as long as it is Windows. Dennis Ferguson
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