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Dell Chooses Ubuntu
It's been no secret that Dell has been planning to offer Linux as an option of some of its PCs to please customers, but until now there's been no strong indication of which distribution it is likely to choose. Red Hat and SUSE were strong contenders because Dell already certifies some of its models to work with those distributions, but now it seems the PC manufacturer has opted to go with Ubuntu Linux. ‘Feisty Fawn' (the newest version of Ubuntu) should be available to Dell customers from the end of May on both desktop and notebook models, although Dell has not specified which systems will and won't offer Linux as an extra. Buyers will also be able to chose to purchase optional support if they wish, although Dell has not revealed whether Linux itself will be free or require a charge (it is possible the basic models will be shipped with Ubuntu by default and customers may have to pay to upgrade to Windows).

Source: CNET

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Sin100

Well that sucks if they have to pay for windows, unless say in the add it says:
bla bla bla PC (specs), comes with ubuntu, windows = + £100 or whatever, unless that's what they mean.

Or bla bla bla PC with windows XP, and if you buy linux ubuntu they knock off £100.

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mikhsoj

mm.. isnt that the same thing? LOLS
Dell - 1200$ w/windows -100 w/linux
Dell - 1100$ w/linux +100w/windows
= the same dude.

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gonX

Dell has a very good PR department, so it's most likely going to be the last one than the first one.

*EDIT*

Mikhsoj, yes, but it does indeed look better on paper saying you save by selecting another system than using more selecting a second.

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Sin100

Exactly

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pencap23

Do you think they'll give any dual boot options out?

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They will probably charge a little to set up Ubuntu. It's good, but perfect support is what they will have to give.

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If these users can't handle windows, I don't even want to know what they will do with windows...

chuckcalo

Most likely people will pay less for the Ubuntu version and will get a pirated copy of xp. pwnd.

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prestontrogden

i think this is a fantastic idea for dell. good marketing, now lets here everyone cry about microsoft monopoly