Comment 1624 for bug 1

On 02/27/2012 01:42 AM, »John« wrote:
> This is both *absolutely disgusting* and *absolutely unacceptable* as
> it *proves that OEMs can be bought*.

Of course they can be bought. They are a business, with a mandate to
make money. That is the purpose of business. And Windows makes money.

Starting with Dell, Windows volume licenses are cheap. One figure is as
low as $35. Preloaded trial software product placement is expensive.
One figure is $10 per item. So add MS Office, Symantic AntiVirus, and a
half dozen games, and you have Windows making about $30 per unit.

Now support... People have less support issues WHERE THEY CALL IN TO
DELL on Windows. Yes, they have issues all the time, but the call a
friend, ask the local geek, or go to Best Buy. Linux has less common
support options, so they get more calls.

The fact is that for making money, Windows is a better product. Now if
Canonical were to work with Crossover office to create a triel version
with trial office, they might get a product placement package for OEMs
to include. Make Linux profitable for a business, and it will use it.