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[–] 0x0 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

You pay for Ubuntu? Is it an Enterprise edition or something?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

Someone had to put it on there. That cost time and energy.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

They're paying for the labor, not the "parts"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I am pretty sure it can be flashed, similar to how we do it for RISC-based boards. For the sake of convenience, they make easy money out of the customer.