Another helping of Ubuntu for Dell
Dell's showing Linux a little more love this week.
Two more of Dell's consumer PCs now can be preloaded with the Ubuntu version of the open-source operating system, the company announced Wednesday. The Inspiron 1420N notebook and Inspiron 530N desktop can be ordered with Ubuntu 7.04, bringing the company's Linux-based offerings to five. Last month, Dell said the E520n desktop, E1505n notebook and XPS 410n desktop would come with Ubuntu.
The Dell Inspiron 1420N can be preloaded with Ubuntu 7.04.
(Credit: Dell)Dell says the new offerings are again in response to customer feedback. The Round Rock, Texas, company has attempted to engage better with customers in recent months with blogs and community forums as a way to reinvigorate sales.
Both Inspiron models can be ordered today, but shipments won't begin until mid-July, according to Lionel Menchaca, Dell's digital media manager.
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If, as you say Linux and specifically Ubuntu desktops are so rare, why have a publicity stunt?
Hard to say they are using publicity stunts to drum up sales of free software!
Matter of fact, I can't think of what being single has to do with it, but I can tell you I run a Linux desktop and I am happily married. I also can count 12 others off the top that I know run Ubuntu or other Linux flavored desktops. Not for "fun" for business.
OH but I forgot I am probably talking to a Microsoft-ite that loves paying and paying and paying for the spoon-fed software experience.
Sucker.
planet Earth majority of web servers use linux for stability and
speed, high end 3d workstations use linux for the same reason too.
In Earth even Microsoft used linux for its gaming consoles. All the
Macs are linux in their core too. They are just Unix with a fancy
graphical user interface. etc...
Hmm, now I belive I counted more than "4 single guys"
Oh one more thing, Dell doesn't sell only in USA, its worldwide.
- Just get a think pad instead
- by ferretboy88 October 12, 2007 7:48 PM PDT
- Dells are junk. They didn't even take the time to make sure the
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(8 Comments)sound controls work without crashing all the time. My 5 year old
think pad loads any linux fine and everything works perfect. IBM
laptops are the best option for linux. Linux users don't need a
company to install an OS for us. We are smart enough to do it all
our selfs. And yes I have a girl friend and I porked her last night.