[mythtv-users] New frontend possibility?

[David Brodbeck]

Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> Dell sells to consumers. It's probably cheaper to give away Windows  
> with each computer than to handle all the "I turned on my machine and  
> nothing happened" calls if they sold machines without Windows - or how  
> about the cost of RMA's due to "I need to return this computer because  
> I bought one without Windows."

I think this is probably their motivation.  If you're ordering a
server-class machine (which indicates to them you're NOT a normal
consumer) you can order it without an OS.  As shipped, it will boot to a
DR-DOS C: prompt on an otherwise empty partition.