On 2/15/07, Justin Findlay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'd prefer not to pay the Microsoft or the OSX tax levied on all new machines (except for system76 as Christer mentioned and there are a few other nontaxed laptop makers out there too).
If you see buying a Mac as paying an "OSX tax" then obviously you may be better served by one of the system76 machines. However, I don't see buying a Mac and getting OSX as paying a tax, as in the tax levied by Microsoft on the price of all new PC's. I simply seeing it as paying for hardware and software that are extremely well suited to each other. Mac doesn't impose a "tax" on anyone who wants to potentially sell their OS with a computer like MS, because they are the only ones who sell their OS. Like Michael, I recommend Macs to people I know who are in the market for a new computer for the very reason stated above, that you get a very good hardware package and software that is very well suited for it. I don't know you as well as some of the others on the list do, and was therefore unaware of any "licensing prejudices" you may have about paying for an OS. If that is the case I can completely understand that it would probably serve your ideals (and your wallet) to look elsewhere. In looking outside of Apple, it would only make since to lean strongly toward Christer's system76 machines or the ones from someplace like www.linuxcertified.com who are smaller dealers and don't have to pay Microsoft for an OS that they don't want to put on a computer. Whatever the case is, happy hunting. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
