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9.6.06 6:40 PM EDT By consumerist.com
Paul sent us this cute little screenshot of the extra options you have available when buying a new PC from Dell. The small amounts of money don’t really help offset the utter uselessness of the services. “Hide Microsoft Express”… apparently, a buck won’t get it uninstalled. You have to pay two for that.
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