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Ubuntu @ Dell: finally a reality
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:15 am
by Kieran Huggins
I saw this posted earlier tonight:
http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/topics/ ... &lid=77903
Been a looooong time coming, but kudos to Dell for finally pushing it live.
I never thought to check if they still charge you for a Windows license or not. I'll bet they do. Might be a contract thing with MS.
Incidentally, capped this funny screenshot from their "What's an Ubuntu?" video (notice the text at the top):

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Re: Ubuntu @ Dell: finally a reality
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:38 am
by Benjamin
This is just the tip of the iceberg. Linux is going to splode like fireworks on the 4th of july in the next few years. This makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.
<rant>
Dell recommends Windows Vista Home Premium
Why users like Linux
Umm. ok..
Anyway, funny story, none of my divx movies would play in Vista, regardless of the media player, but when I wiped it and installed XP everything worked perfectly. I'm just wondering how far this DRM crap goes.
</rant>
Re: Ubuntu @ Dell: finally a reality
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:48 am
by Christopher
Dell has been selling Ubuntu boxes since last May. I think the big news is that they now ship with a customized 7.10 rather than a fairly stock 7.04. Supposedly much better. I think you do save $50-$200 from the Windows price depending on the system.
Re: Ubuntu @ Dell: finally a reality
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:49 am
by matthijs
Indeed interesting developments. It's really a Good Thing there's slowly coming a bit more choice in the market. I don't mind if one company has a majority of the market, even if that's Microsoft. I do have a problem with the fact that people or organizations don't have a choice at all.
Here in the Netherlands the government has chosen a policy to make sure that in a few years software and document formats used by the governments will be of an open standard. But so far that process has been very difficult, due to the huge lock-in on Microsoft products and formats.