[libria]

I fully expect it to be $140 cheaper than a comparable machine running Windows 7 Pro.

[technomancy]

Can't tell whether this is sarcastic or not, but if you think Dell pays full price for Windows licenses you are in for a surprise.

[pm90]

I don't know the backstory on this....does Dell pay much less than the full price? How much less?

[commandar]

When people have managed to get refunds for preinstalled Windows licenses from major OEMs, the number's generally been in the $35-50 range.

Keep in mind that the manufacturers also subsidize the cost of systems with all the preinstalled crapware that comes on a lot of machines.

[technomancy]

The OEM agreement prevents the exact numbers from being disclosed, but I believe it's common knowledge that it's quite small; probably well under USD50 for a company like Dell.

[jiggy2011]

I think dell gets subsidies from installing all that crapware, so I would expect it to be offset by that.