Will Dell Ubuntu deal hurt Microsoft or other Linux distributions hardest?
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So Dell is finally caving into public pressure and selling a Linux powered PC, but will it be Microsoft that is hit hardest or Linux distributions that are not called Ubuntu?
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As DaniWeb reported back in February, the trouble with asking what your customers want is that they have a habit of letting you know in no uncertain terms. When Dell did that at their IdeaStorm site, the masses yelled ‘what we want is Linux pre-installed’ and the Michael Dell yelled back ‘we are listening’ and then it all went very quiet indeed.The official Dell response included such snippets as “there is no single customer preference for a distribution of Linux” and “we don't want to pick one distribution and alienate users with a preference for another.”
Until now, that is. Dell has announced that it will be selling certain consumer PCs with Ubuntu pre-installed and by so doing admitting that Linux is actually ready for the mainstream consumer big time.Something that Michael Dell himself has known for quite some while, considering he himself uses a Dell Precision M90 laptop running Ubuntu 7.04! Full Story |
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