Two years ago Best Buy was selling Ubuntu "Complete Edition" for $19.99. Best Buy Is Selling Ubuntu [SlashDot] <http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/09/026208>
My answer would $0. I would switch to FreeBSD. MikeG M. Knisely wrote:
I disagree... we all have our preferences. I'm getting to the point that a pre-installed and well designed OEM install of a FOSS OS sounds pretty good. I think it's a valid point as well.And, if the preface of the "Ubuntu won" portion of this question is true isn't that a side effect? I mean, you can get Ubuntu pre-installed on quite a few systems from several OEMs, including Dell.Also know, there are quite a few people out there that can to amazing things with tools... but they couldn't build the tool they use. That's what we're talking about with pre-installation, right?Mike KniselyOn Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 7:19 PM, larry <larry@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:larry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:Achhh! If you would pay money for an installed OS, you are in the wrong user group...! ; ) Gary wrote: Pay money for the OS or for it to be installed and configured on my desktop? On 1/14/2010 8:13 AM, Larry D wrote: If you had to pay money for Ubuntu on your desktop, how much would you be willing to spend?To unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.-- "We don't see things as they are We see things as we are." Anais NinTo unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
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