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Just asked Dell Ireland on Twitter to please explain to me why the exact same XPS 13 computer costs €630 more when it ships with Ubuntu – a free and open source operating system – than when it does with Windows 10.
https://twitter.com/aral/status/1005484980087197696
(I can only imagine it’s a typo and will be fixed. Otherwise, there are lots and lots of questions to be asked.)
@aral
*Puts on tinfoil hat*
What if Microsoft gave Dell a good deal on their licenses in exchange for this Ubuntu price hike?
</conspiracy mode>
Creating and fine-tuning the image that comes pre-installed probably also takes some time. Since less Ubuntu laptops are sold the cost for this labor has to be split between fewer customers.
