NotnotgnimmiJymmiJ wrote:Tekania wrote:Beachchairs wrote:Tekania wrote:2. OS Tax? If anything MS gives money to vendors for NOT supplying alternative OS's
Dell (I don't know about the others) is charged $20 to install Windows on a PC buy MS. This is what they give for a refund when you reject the EULA of Windows, with the official reason being its what you actually pay for Windows. Dell makes more than $20 installing all the useless bloatware that comes with every Dell.
Since that is phenomenally less than what they sell it for, I'll classify that as giving money. If it doesn't cost dell $199.95 USD just to have the software per machine, they are giving them money.
Though, to be more honest... $20.00 sounds like a much more reasonable price for Windows than what they do charge for it... I mean, Red Hat Enterprise Desktop would only cost me $80.00, and at least with that I get 1 year of unlimited support... If I run out and buy Vista Home Premium, it'll cost me about $260 USD, and that includes nothing which I would classify as "support"...
Check your facts.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6832116485
I'm pretty sure theres a way to get a legal copy of Business for $32, and of course you could always pirate it :/
That is also an OEM version of Windows. If you look at the spec tab on the right side, it says it is for sale with the purchase of a new system, and support is provided by the OEM and not Microsoft.