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Turns Out Ubuntu Dell Costs $225 More

Posted by kdawson on from the implemented-and-reneged dept.

An anonymous reader writes "One week ago this community discussed the apparent price advantage of Ubuntu Dell over Vista. The article linked to a Dell IdeaStorm page with the status: 'Implemented.' Today the status has changed on that page to 'Reneged: Ubuntu Dell is $225 More Than Windows Dell.' The full price of a Ubuntu Inspiron 1420N is indeed $50 cheaper than the identical hardware configuration with Vista — except that a $275 free upgrade to 2GB memory and a 160-GB hard drive is available for Windows only."

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  1. 60606 by jackson123r · · Score: -1, Offtopic



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  2. Re:What's the incentive? by Anonymous+Brave+Guy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Don't worry, no-one dupes stories faster than Slashdot, so the repeat offer at Dell will be along just in time. :-)

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