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On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 13:18:27 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

> Easily recouped at the price they're charging for high end computers. I
> think it has more to do with making more money.

Computer manufacturers are not non-profits or at least try not to be. If 
you're a corporate purchasing agent and can buy Lenovo boxes with the same 
spec as Dell boxes $200 cheaper which way do you go?