dell gone linux??

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After being berated by Microsoft for attempting to sell Linux on some of the company's desktop systems, Dell has decided to stop selling Windows altogether. CEO Michael Dell said, in a fictional conference call with reporters, "Microsoft is in no position to push us around. By selling Linux, we will save each customer nearly $200 per computer. If Microsoft would like to continue selling Windows through Dell, it will need to ask very nicely and accept that we have the right to sell other operating systems."

read more at
http://mainpage.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/07/07/1848210
 
I dont' think that article was meant to be taken seriously.

"Microsoft has reacted angrily to the news. Steve Ballmer is in the hospital recovering from choking on his breakfast after receiving the news"
 
Most people can't deal with Linux. It'd be a bad move on Dell's part if they were to continue with it. Just do it long enough to get Microsoft to lower prices.
 
Well, if you ask them right now, Dell will say they're required by some "ISO 9004" certification (or somesuch) to not sell any machine without an OS on it; even if you have a site license for Windows or plan on running Linux, you're paying for a copy of Windows when you buy a Dell. There is no alternative (according to their sales monkeys).

Why they couldn't shit something with FreeDOS or whatnot, OTOH, leaves me wondering...
 
We're looking at buying 30 of them and the sales rep keeps saying we have to get the OS....


What do we need to say to get OSless boxen?
 
No way.....The sort of people buying dells as "serious PCs" aren't bright enough to use linux. Although, dell has been pandering increasingly to the business market, both through its server lines and it workstation lines. And its reseller program/branding "CPS" leaves much to be wondered.

If they want to go linux, all the more power to them. The more manufacturers look into linux as a desktop OS, the more incentive there is for OSS geeks to build something simple and easy to use.
 
M11 said:
No way.....The sort of people buying dells as "serious PCs" aren't bright enough to use linux. Although, dell has been pandering increasingly to the business market, both through its server lines and it workstation lines. And its reseller program/branding "CPS" leaves much to be wondered.

If they want to go linux, all the more power to them. The more manufacturers look into linux as a desktop OS, the more incentive there is for OSS geeks to build something simple and easy to use.
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Not everybody who are "bright enough" have the time to tinker with a custom built PC, although they can ... some people's time are more valuable in using the PC for productivity than playing with it...

although what qualifies as a "serious PC" is open to interpretation ...
 
primea said:
Not everybody who are "bright enough" have the time to tinker with a custom built PC, although they can ... some people's time are more valuable in using the PC for productivity than playing with it...

although what qualifies as a "serious PC" is open to interpretation ...
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Dell PCs are underperforming and overpriced, regardless of people's timeschedules.
 
M11 said:
Dell PCs are underperforming and overpriced, regardless of people's timeschedules.
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That's your opinion and your dead wrong. Ofcourse you don't have anything to back that statement up and you certainly can't say thier overpriced if you buy at the right time of the month.
 
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