Comments on: Inspiron 15n: Dell finally properly prices its Ubuntu option http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/inspiron-15n-dell-finally-properly-prices-its-ubuntu-option/ Random musings from the radical feminist Christian antiracist left - some having to do with Ubuntu Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:53:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ted http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/inspiron-15n-dell-finally-properly-prices-its-ubuntu-option/comment-page-1/#comment-5303 Ted Thu, 21 May 2009 04:02:21 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=1325#comment-5303 What's probably going on is that Dell receives input from us regarding this sort of situation, and they sheepishly bring their prices back to economic sense. Then comes "input" from Microsoft in the form of "suggestions" on how to comparatively price their offerings, and they flip-flop, confusing their customer base and making themselves look bad. And so it repeats. Microsoft does NOT like to be underpriced and out-competed... They are, after all, the 800-pound gorilla in the PC marketplace. They can and do tell their distributors what to do (and have been sued for this sort of thing in the past). But again, it's simple economics: A poor excuse for a wanna-be operating system for an extra $200 or so, versus a superior operating system for no additional cost. How is Microsoft going to compete with that? ::Doh!!:: :^) What’s probably going on is that Dell receives input from us regarding this sort of situation, and they sheepishly bring their prices back to economic sense.

Then comes “input” from Microsoft in the form of “suggestions” on how to comparatively price their offerings, and they flip-flop, confusing their customer base and making themselves look bad.

And so it repeats. Microsoft does NOT like to be underpriced and out-competed… They are, after all, the 800-pound gorilla in the PC marketplace. They can and do tell their distributors what to do (and have been sued for this sort of thing in the past).

But again, it’s simple economics: A poor excuse for a wanna-be operating system for an extra $200 or so, versus a superior operating system for no additional cost. How is Microsoft going to compete with that?
::Doh!!::

:^)

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