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Dell To Linux Users — Not So Fast

Posted by kdawson on from the still-with-the-Windows-tax? dept.

PetManimal writes to tell us that after all the hubbub over Dell's note about manufacturing Linux-friendly Dells and choosing distros, the company is now telling users not to expect factory-installed Linux laptops and desktops anytime soon. According to the article, Dell says that lining up certification, support, and training will 'take a lot of work.' "The company said today that the note was just about certifying the hardware for being ready to work with Novell SUSE Linux, not an announcement that the computers would be loaded and sold with the operating system in the near future..."

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  1. Dude! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dude, you're getting a false hope!

  2. Re:Woops! by Sneakernets · · Score: 5, Funny

    More like, somebody at Dell got The Chair.

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  3. It takes a long time... by stox · · Score: 5, Funny

    to write the support scripts. Not until they can blame 99% of the problems on the customer will they be prepared to offer support for it. All they excuses they've collected for Windows will be of little use for them, they'll have to start from scratch.

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