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Article #3604Re: Sun is DEAD DEAD DEAD !!!
From: Jorgen Moquist
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 23:08
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 23:08
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Juhan Leemet wrote: > On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 02:04:08 +0200, Jorgen Moquist wrote: > > >>Karl-Hugo Weesberg wrote: >> >>>Go and buy a PC with Windows XP ! >> >> I'm running a PC right now, >> bought whithout OS, i downloaded it. >> It's okay to get frustrated over an OS, >> your'e subject tell me you need some help ?, or assistance ? >> then, you will get help from here on sun hardware. > > > BTW, did you manage to buy it without the M$ tax? Most PCs that I see > being sold still have Windoze bundled in, and I have yet to see anyone > give you a discount for leaving it off. I did once buy a Dell 1400SC > specifically without O/S because I put SuSE Linux on it. I'm not sure that > I did not still pay some kind of M$ tax, but the sale price was still good. > > p.s. Good answer. Better than mine. I was in a pissy mood. > oh well, my 2 pc's are bought in pieces, assembled parts noname pc's. i guess it the common way to skip m$ tax :-) some dealers are cleaver enought to sell without os, compared to not selling it. many dealers assemble their own "brands" those are sold with/whitout os. in 2000, a friend of mine bought a Best notebook without M$. which reduce price 20 %. /Jörgen
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