Dell to charge a fee for pre-installing XP on PCs
InformationWeek | at | by Mike
Dell on Wednesday said customers who want Windows XP preinstalled on a desktop or notebook will have to buy a copy of Vista and pay an additional $20 to $50.
Dell is offering XP computers under Microsoft's Vista-to-XP downgrade licensing program that allows customers who purchase the new operating system to legally install its predecessor on their PCs. Microsoft does not require computer makers to charge extra for installing XP, a decision Dell made to cover its own costs, spokeswoman Anne Camden said.