Re: bypassing dell bios click through license

From: David (thunderbolt01_at_netscape.net)
Date: 11/15/03


Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 04:28:13 GMT

s. keeling wrote:
>
> I really like my I4k. It is good hardware and Dell do have decent
> policies about swapping out/in features at purchase time.
> Unfortunately, this doesn't extend to the bundled sh*tware. Dell's
> just as addicted to MS as pretty well everybody else is these days.

I know one sale they lost due to not being able to get a system
without having to pay the microsoft tax. Then again I've built 7
other systems since then and didn't even bother looking to DELL
or any other systems manufacturer so they may have lost a couple
more sales since then as well.

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