Thoughts here, are that is illegal, strictly speaking. When the likes of Dell acquire another 100,000 Microsoft OEM licenses for a unit cost of about nil, it does tend to screw up the local PC builder, who is having a hard time already. If he charges more, nobody will buy, but he cannot charge less, as the margins are so tight.
Sorry to be the bringer of possible bad tidings, but in this very competitive industry, even the home builder does not have that much chance of making a box for significantly less than the big boys.
Conan
Last edited by Conan the Librarian; 11th December 2005 at 01:25.