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In Australia, XP Cheaper Than Linux On Eee 900

Posted by timothy on from the money-changes-everything dept.

KrispyDollars writes "It sounds crazy to say this, but the XP-based version of the Eee PC 900 (the new version with the 8.9" screen) will actually be considerably cheaper than the Linux-based version. At the official launch today, the company told journalists that 'Microsoft has been a longstanding supporter of Asus' to explain the price discrepancy. And — get this — only the XP-based machine will be sold at mass-market retailers, while the Linux-based model will be consigned to computer stores."

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  1. Ask slashdot by sm62704 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Red herring. This isn't about us, it's about Microsoft buying market share

    If a straw man is trolling for red herring, what bait does he use?

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    1. Re:Ask slashdot by ColdWetDog · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Twitter?

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    2. Re:Ask slashdot by PitaBred · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      flamebait?

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  2. Re:Forget the cost of production by DAldredge · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Vista had drivers for ever piece of hardware for the DG33TL system I just built. Linux - not so much.

  3. Re:12 GB HDD Vs 20 GB HDD by FragHARD · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Didn't NASA switch to windows ME in 2007?

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  4. Re:12 GB HDD Vs 20 GB HDD by Daengbo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They won't notice until they try to get the latest American Idol songs from the iTunes store. Expect the complaints to start rolling in after that. ;)

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