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How easy is it to buy a Dell Ubuntu PC? Not as easy as you might imagine, and Dell is causing all the problems.
I particularly like the way that you are given the impression that Dell really doesn't want to sell you a Linux machine, with plenty of negative commentary when you do finally discover the information hidden away in the darkest corners of the UK site. Want to know more about Ubuntu? No problem, and the most important thing to note, according to Dell, is that when you choose it "you don't get a Windows operating system." If that hard sell didn't persuade you to go with Linux, how about the advice that it's not compatible with lots of other software, maybe that will help?
Has anyone followed Larry Cafiero's story on Dell selling Ubuntu computers with so many things "broken" that it is almost non-functional? No? Then that's because he probably hasn't published it yet.
Screw Dell...We found out a week ago that Dell has absolutely no plans to solicit other hardware manufacturers to create drivers for Linux. None...Nada...nopers.
You want a Linux-Ready Machine? Go to people like Zareason.com. Their Linux machines are superb because that is all they build is Linux machines. Now I know that there are other companies who do Linux...but really folks...Earl and Cathy live and breathe FOSS.
Dell is just doing this because they painted themselves in a corner with their not-too-well-thought-out website axing us "what we expected of them."
A machine with the touchpad drivers and graphics cards working would be a start Mr. Dell.
Shop Zareason. They are cheaper, better and allow you to take apart your machine to upgrade it without invalidating the warranty.
That's right...they even ship a screwdriver with every order wrapped in a little bow.
Now how friggin' cool is that?
Zareason is here to do one thing...to show that Open Source CAN work as a business model.
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Screw Dell...We found out a week ago that Dell has absolutely no plans to solicit other hardware manufacturers to create drivers for Linux. None...Nada...nopers.
You want a Linux-Ready Machine? Go to people like Zareason.com. Their Linux machines are superb because that is all they build is Linux machines. Now I know that there are other companies who do Linux...but really folks...Earl and Cathy live and breathe FOSS.
Dell is just doing this because they painted themselves in a corner with their not-too-well-thought-out website axing us "what we expected of them."
A machine with the touchpad drivers and graphics cards working would be a start Mr. Dell.
Shop Zareason. They are cheaper, better and allow you to take apart your machine to upgrade it without invalidating the warranty.
That's right...they even ship a screwdriver with every order wrapped in a little bow.
Now how friggin' cool is that?
Zareason is here to do one thing...to show that Open Source CAN work as a business model.
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