> > So the end result is that the customer has saved $150 per unit and > > has a > > more stable and secure system, > > The salesmen has a product he can sell for less than his > > competitors and > > still makes $50 more per unit in commissions. > > The company owner has increased his/her profit by $50 per unit. > > Nice model until they wise up and figure out that they can get their > systems elsewhere for 700 bucks, and install Linux for free.
Very unlikely IMO, as they will not want to be doing installs themselves anyway. If the salesmen are worth their salt, they will be able to point out the huge benifits of a preinstalled sytem, ie whole system is replaced under warrenty - not just the hardware, etc etc etc. People can get cheaper hardware and put it together and install windows cheaper than a pre installed system, but preinstalled systems still sell better - same deal here Tuxta -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
