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Dell Fixes Ubuntu Laptop Pricing

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

“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…”

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