Dell Mistakenly Charges $100k For Linux Netbook | Linux Today

Dell Mistakenly Charges $100k For Linux Netbook

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 3, 2010

“This is obviously a mistake on Dell’s part, but you
can’t help but imagine the folks over at Microsoft laughing
and saying “we told you the Linux Total Cost of Ownership
(TCO) is higher than Windows”. As can be seen in the
screenshot above, Dell is asking over $100,000 for the Linux
version of its Mini 10n netbook, which can’t be right (we
hope).”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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