Re: little snippit from the UK via The Register
- From: Ron Hardin <rhhardin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:27:56 GMT
S.Lewis wrote:
"Fixer" <ram.systems@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:XYaPh.27545$5c2.13034@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hot on the heels of our Dell story yesterday, the computer maker has
announced plans to release PCs and laptops that ship with the Linux
operating system.
I find it completely laughable that anyone serious about Linux would want
Dell to install it for them rather than to do so themselves.
It is the software equivalent of a true, hardcore gamer buying an OEM PC for
that use. (*Voodoo PC and Alienware don't count).
The Dell customer blog was taken over by geek posters screaming for
Linux-loaded Dell machines to promote the OS (versus the MS borg) moreso
than to provide them (the posters themselves) with a product they need.
Anyone smart enough to effectively use/manipulate Linux doesn't need Dell,
HP or Gateway to pre-install the OS for them.
I'm guessing sales will be somewhere between underwhelming to modest at
best.
jmo
Stew
Functioning drivers for the hardware actually on the computer is a plus.
--
Ron Hardin
rhhardin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
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