The *REAL* reason Dell insists on Windows on its PCs

Walter Dnes waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org
Sat May 27 13:11:11 UTC 2006


http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/?articleID=4728

> Dell and Google spokespeople have so far declined to comment on
> details of the agreement, but according to Bloomberg.com an unnamed
> source says Google will pay Dell a fee for every PC that is shipped
> with Googles software.

  That's right Google will *PAY* Dell to load its software.  And so will
Symantec (90-day free trial anti-virus) as will various other outfits.
In the final analysis, Dell probably makes more from promotional loads
than it pays to Microsoft for OEM Windows.  In the consumer market, with
razor-thin margins, every additional dollar helps.

  Dell doesn't care if you wipe Windows and install a real OS on the day
you get your new PC.  Dell still gets its money from the outfits who ask
for their software to be loaded on your PC.  And Microsoft can honestly
tell the us DOJ that it is no longer strong-arming Dell to load Windows
on all its PCs.

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