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Dell clarifies reports of Linux PCs in Europe

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A PC dealer in Europe has begun selling Dell desktops equipped with Linux, but Dell emphasized that the systems were customized by the dealer and that this isn't the first time this has happened. Questar, an Italian-based computer seller, has begun to ship Optiplex business desktops loaded with Linspire 4.5, a version of Linux, and a copy of OpenOffice, an open-source alternative to Microsoft's Office software package. The basic Questar computer, with a 2.4GHz Celeron processor, sells for about $562.

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Michael is too tight with Microsoft and doesn't want to blow his relationship with Ballmer and Gates. I'm sure they (Ballmer/Gates) had a hand in Dell "clarifying" their position. I used to buy a lot of Linux based servers from Dell but I gave up on them.

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