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Dell knocks $100 off and Uninstalls Windows!

James Blachly and Eric Skaug writes "Well, my friend and I called Dell to hassle them, as we have several times in the past, about getting a system without an operating system installed. Much to our surprise we found that Dell now offered to sell us a system WITHOUT Windows9x -- but here's the kicker -- they take $100 off the price. This a new development and news to me, as it is to most of y'all out there, I expect. " Hardware without an MS tax? Is this true? Can it be? They didn't let me do this, can I have a $100 refund if I ship them back this cursed Win95 in my basement? *grin*. Update We're getting mixed signals here, some folks have contacted Dell and said this isn't true. I dunno either way...

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