From: Mike '/m' 

On Thu, 03 Jul 2003 09:25:39 +0100, Adam Flinton
 wrote:

>http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2003/030702a.html
>
>"HP Compaq desktops are available with the latest operating systems from
>the industry leader, Microsoft, as well as a robust Linux offering from
>Mandrake. The HP Compaq d220 offers a choice of Microsoft Windows XP
>Professional, Microsoft Windows XP Home or Mandrake's Linux v9.1,
>providing customers with the versatility needed for today's mixed-use
>environments."
>
>
>May I be the irst to congratulate HP on their taste in linux 


And I the second, especially because HP did not pull a Dell, and continue
to charge for Windows even though it was not shipped with the Linux PC.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/51/31547.html

===
...It appears that HP is taking the MS-unfriendly step of passing along the
software savings to customers, as the current base model d220, loaded with
that other OS, starts at $429, or $90 higher than the Linux model quoted in
the press release, which sounds about right.

Readers may recall that when Dell began selling naked boxes last Summer
they cost the same as comparable models loaded with Windows. HP, in
contrast, seems able to make a profit without charging customers for
products they're not receiving, though we can't confirm this positively
until the machines actually go on sale next week. ...
===

I wonder if Microsoft continued to get the Windows license money that Dell
was charging on Linux PCs?

 /m

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