[nzlug] Dell are sooo pwn3d

[Michael Dittmer]

You also have to remember with the Ubuntu based laptops that NZ is such a tiny (ie: pen-head sized) market compared to the US.

If I was Dell, I wouldn't waste my time importing Linux-based laptops in the NZ market just for a couple of people. It's not worth their time or expense.

My $0.02c for what it's worth.

Regards

Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: nzlug-bounces at linux.net.nz [mailto:nzlug-bounces at linux.net.nz] On Behalf Of Glen Ogilvie
Sent: Tuesday, 26 June 2007 4:06 p.m.
To: NZLUG Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nzlug] Dell are sooo pwn3d


Hi All,



I've also been having a little battle with Dell, regarding buying a laptop

without windows.



I got a different story.  They would sell me any of the Lattude or

Precision models without windows ok. but they refused to sell me the

Inspiron 9400 without window, which of course was the one I wanted.   

Ended up paying the tax, to what I consider a competitor.



Also, their sales staff are not very easy to deal with, regarding trying to

purchase a machine without windows.. and they only ship their ubunto

laptops in the USA :(



Glen



On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:56:13 +1200, David McNab <david at rebirthing.co.nz>

wrote:

> Hi all,

> 

> After receiving a Dell mailer in the letter box, I rang their sales

> number to ask about whether I could purchase a machine without Windows.

> 

> They said definitely not, but told me I could simply re-format the drive

> and install Linux over the top.

> 

> Hmm, paying $100+ to a convicted monopolist for software I won't be

> using, that's a good option.... NOT!

> 

> So I gave them a bit of a blast, and told them in no uncertain terms

> that it would be very good if they could reconsider their policy and

> allow purchase of machines without an OS, or allow me to get a refund

> for the OEM OS license fee. I also told them that no matter how good

> their deals are, there's no way in hell I'd buy a machine if there is an

> M$ tax in the price.

> 

> So I mention it here, in the hope that there might be interest among the

> F/OSS community in pressuring Dell's NZ distributors to reconsider their

> policy.

> 

> Cheers

> David

> 

> 

> 

> 

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