Windows tax (Re: [ltp] T40 / Pentium M and Linux)

[Steve Barr]

Tod Harter wrote:
> Yep, and all of that is in flagrant violation of various court orders, but you 
> have to spend 10,000 dollars on lawyers to get your $200 bucks back on the 
> OS.

Exact numbers are hard to come by, but from the trade press I thought
the OEM price for an MS (non-server) OS was much less than the retail
price.  I thought it was in the range of $50-70.  I realize some people
feel one penny is too much to pay.  I find it handy to have Windows
available to test Java programs, to see how web pages look in IE, etc.
I figure it will pay for itself over the life of the ThinkPad.

> And there are STILL IBM people that don't understand why we refuse to buy 'OS 
> Included' even if it means we can't get a Thinkpad. 

What happened when you tried Pam Huntley's suggestion?
"It's my understanding that if you call up a sales rep and talk to
the them, you can buy a model with a "DOS Entitlement Certificate" (or
something like that), although it doesn't come pre-installed.  It's not
on the website, but I know they do this for special bids and I was told
it should be available for anyone.   Of course, that's just word of
mouth, but it's worth a shot."

At least meet IBM halfway and *try* to order. :-)

Steve (My errors and omissions.  All mine.)
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