Dell offers desktops with no OS or software

User Comments: 9

1. January 25, 2007 1:10 PM
   Phantasm66 said:
   Now folks that use Linux don't have to pay the Microsoft tax. I see this as a step forward.
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2. January 25, 2007 2:20 PM
   nathanskywalker said:
   GREAT! I hope this doesn't make things more complicated for Dell, but this is good news for the consumer. I certainly hope they do this with notebooks as well.
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3. January 25, 2007 4:11 PM
   Phantasm66 said:
   [b]Originally posted by nathanskywalker:[/b][quote]I certainly hope they do this with notebooks as well.[/quote]Me too.
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4. January 26, 2007 3:35 PM
   Mictlantecuhtli said:
   Not good enough. I can't find those models from Dell's website anywhere. I can get to the E520 and C521 pages but the n models are nowhere to be seen.Why do they have to make it so difficult? Yet they have to advertise that they recommend XP Pro on every page.
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5. January 26, 2007 7:05 PM
   JohnP@Dell said:
   Sorry you're having problems getting to the information on Dell.com. Here are direct links to Dell desktops and notebooks that are now available sans OS.[url]http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/n
   eries?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&redirect=1[/url][url]http://ww
   .dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/nseries_nb?c=us&c
   =04&l=en&s=bsd[/url]
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6. January 27, 2007 5:10 AM
   Phantasm66 said:
   [b]Originally posted by JohnP@Dell:[/b][quote]Sorry you're having problems getting to the information on Dell.com. Here are direct links to Dell desktops and notebooks that are now available sans OS.[url]http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/n
   eries?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&redirect=1[/url][url]http://ww
   .dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/nseries_nb?c=us&c
   =04&l=en&s=bsd[/url][/quote]Thanks for providing this to the readers.
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7. January 27, 2007 5:11 AM
   Phantasm66 said:
   More companies should do this.
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8. January 27, 2007 9:08 AM
   ThomasNews said:
   Microsoft tax? Hah, that's hilarious
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9. January 28, 2007 3:09 AM
   Mictlantecuhtli said:
   Yes, those are direct links. I was asking why the products aren't mentioned on the normal products page. Furthermore, I live in the EU, so I guess I'd be out of luck anyhow.
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