@croberts
While I realize this is an older comment, If purchasing a $500 PC, you most likely won't be worried about that $50 (more like $200 for most users) operating system.
However, if using an older model PC, something you've had for a few years which you're just trying to squeeze by with, Linux is a life-saver.
Sure, if you want to watch a DVD or a BluRay, Philips and Sony get their cut. But what if you can't afford a DVD or a BluRay in the first place? You do what many people do and you find alternatives.
By the way, you don't have to go begging Dell or Asus to build you any hardware. I bought a used Acer Extensa 5420 and it's running Ubuntu without a hitch. I've got an older eMachines desktop in my living room for my other and a generic model desktop also sitting in my living room, both running Ubuntu as well.
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