“Dell Ubuntu Linux buyers were recently outraged when a price
comparison between identical Inspiron 1420 laptops showed that
instead of the Ubuntu system being cheaper, it actually ended up
costing $225 more than the same laptop with Vista Home Basic
Edition. This was after Dell had announced the week before that
Ubuntu systems would be $50 cheaper than similar systems running
Vista Home Basic Edition.“‘Bottom line this was an oversight, pure and simple,’ a Dell
spokesperson told DesktopLinux.com. ‘We will be posting a comment
to IdeaStorm to that effect by tomorrow.’ In the meantime, Dell
says that the prices have been reset to the appropriate
prices…”
Dell Fixes Ubuntu Laptop Pricing
By
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
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