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Dell to Ship Linux Desktops in Europe

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the somebody-stop-the-insanity dept.

Anglophile writes "Looks like Dell has launched a new line of desktop computers. The Dell Optiplexes will be sold in Europe, come with the Linspire operating system and include a one year free membership to their download warehouse. "

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  1. Soon by gustgr · · Score: 3, Funny

    SCO x DELL

  2. Re:great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is Dell we're talking about. The other distros didn't suck enough for them.

  3. it runs linspire, but by lanswitch · · Score: 5, Funny

    does it run linux?

  4. Freeloading by AnthonyPaulO · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dell Optiplexes will be sold in Europe, come with the Linspire operating system and include a one year free membership to their download warehouse. Hmmmm... well, as long as they don't institute BestBuy's new "The Customer Is No Longer Always Right" policy, then I should be able to buy an Optiplex, get the one year free membership of downloads, and return the Optiplex. Woohoo!

  5. Download Warehouse? by AceJohnny · · Score: 5, Funny

    Download warehouse? is that like an apt-get repository? DAMMIT! It was so OBVIOUS! To get Linux on the market, it had to become paying, then add free offers!

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  6. Re:Trickle-down economics by Synic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Which comedian was it that said, "visualize a billionaire pissing on your head"

  7. Re:Linspire!?!!??? by chris_eineke · · Score: 2, Funny
    Why not use a bigger, (dare I say it) better distro. SuSe 9.1 is Europe's biggest distro
    One reason: SuSE 9.1 Personal Edition comes without an C compiler.
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  8. Because Dell no clearly realizes... by bob670 · · Score: 2, Funny

    that it will be easier to support Linux than listen to all the complaints about XP SP2 breaking compatability.

  9. Re:Linspire!?!!??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    And also no Emacs, only vim, so SuSe is completely unusable as a desktop.

  10. Re:Tinfoil helmet ON by onion2k · · Score: 2, Funny

    2005: MS withdraw all discounts for Dell.
    2005: MS grant discounts to other OEM PC suppliers.
    2006: Dell have no business customers left.

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  11. did anyone else read by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "their download whorehouse" instead of warehouse