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rplnt on Oct 22, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Dear Ed Bott: No, Windows 8 is not the new XP

> It's also cheaper to buy a computer with Windows preloaded than a computer with no operating system (typically).

I have not noticed this. But I have noticed that Acer laptops with Linux Mips are ~80EUR cheaper than same models with Windows.

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