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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. Re:Hopefully by ClosedSource · · Score: 1, Troll

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