Comment apples oranges and the deeper message... (Score 1) 319
two things...
These are the prices for two separate channels, apples and oranges, different discount rates etc.
If M$ has made a deal with ASUS on this to get the lower price think about the message they are sending to other manufacturers: "If you are succesful selling a Linux computer we will give you a better deal". If I'm Dell I'm thinking how I can ramp up the number of linux boxes out the door.
These are the prices for two separate channels, apples and oranges, different discount rates etc.
If M$ has made a deal with ASUS on this to get the lower price think about the message they are sending to other manufacturers: "If you are succesful selling a Linux computer we will give you a better deal". If I'm Dell I'm thinking how I can ramp up the number of linux boxes out the door.
