All, this is a glitch and not intended (as you would expect our Linux based systems are less expensive than our comparable Windows configurations). The team is working to correct this. Thanks for flagging it!
Dan, I apologize for your experience. If you ever run into something like this again, besides contacting support directly, you can ping @dellcarespro on twitter and, if its related to the developer edition or project Sputnik you can loop me in @barton808. thanks!