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HP To Sell PCs With Mandrake 9.1

Posted by simoniker on from the enticing-mandragora dept.

theoddball writes "HP just announced a new PC model (HP Compaq d220) that's available preloaded with Windows or Mandrake 9.1. The machine appears to be targeted to business users, although it's on the lower-end of the scale - specs are here. Mandrake also has a press release announcing the deal, which will grow to include four other HP models. Is this a sign that top tier manufacturers are taking Linux more seriously, or at least seeing a profitable niche?" We commented on MandrakeSoft's status update yesterday.

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  1. this.... by deadsaijinx* · · Score: 1, Redundant

    this is not a newsworthy article. Ok, so HP adds another flavor of Linux. Good for it. The already had Red Hat, what's the big deal that They added Mandrake now? Don't get me wrong, I run Mandrake, it's a good OS, but is it news when HP desides to sell a low end computer with a different flavor of Linux than they usually use?

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  2. Price differential? by ravenbrand · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "...and Microsoft Windows® XP Professional - priced at an estimated U.S. street price of only $799."

    Will the Mandrake version come out lower?

  3. you forgot by pyrrho · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... "you insensitive clod"

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