http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-12-29-006-35-NW-BZ

<quote>
"Buying a PC from any large manufacturer/retailer without a copy of Windows 
pre-installed is difficult. You have some companies that refuse to sell a 
machine if you want Windows removed, then there are others that will remove 
it and reduce the price. Dell offers certain confirgurations without Windows 
installed, but it’s not clear from the website, and has to be requested 
either offline or over Live Chat.
"Harish Pillay found this out by actually trying to buy a Dell laptop with 
Ubuntu installed. He had actually done this before, purchasing a Dell Vostro 
V13-N series laptop with Ubuntu. However, this time the N-series was nowhere 
to be seen and a Live Chat was required to get a Windows-less laptop.

"What follows is a transcript of the chat he had with a Dell representative 
in case you ever want to do the same. What’s interesting to note here is the 
difference in price including Windows makes. Without Microsoft’s operating 
system the final laptop price is $887.15. With Windows that balloons up to 
$1,045.79."
</quote>

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