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Dell to Offer More Linux PCs

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the one-good-turn dept.

head_dunce writes "According to this article, Mark Shuttleworth from the Ubuntu camp says Dell is seeing a demand for the Linux-based PC and, "There are additional offerings in the pipeline." I'm starting to see flashbacks of the days when Microsoft partnered up with IBM to gain control of the desktop market. Will other Linux flavors find their way to the likes of Lenovo or HP, etc, or will Ubuntu claim the desktop market working with other PC manufacturers?"

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  1. Re:Linux wins the low-cost computing game by lixee · · Score: 4, Funny

    A 200$ 7" 2Gb gadget is no match for the 150$ full-blown Medison celebrity machine. I also hear it comes with a spam-proof email client. Or was it scam-proof? I forget...

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  2. Re:Advantage lost by Your.Master · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ha! You didn't count on the fact that my hometown is incredibly tiny, and therefore has no such advertising.

  3. Re:The year of change by minus9 · · Score: 4, Funny

    A flawless operating system and no more problems with IE. This is truly a great day in history.