1 of 3 Dell Inspiron Mini Netbooks Sold With Linux

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 24, 2009 @04:49AM from the for-their-patients-who-chew-gum dept.

christian.einfeldt writes "According to an article in Laptop Magazine on-line, one-third of Dell Inspiron Mini 9s netbooks are sold with the Ubuntu Linux operating system. Dell senior product manager John New attributed the sales volume to the lower price point of the Ubuntu Linux machines. And the return rate of the Ubuntu Linux machines is approximately equal to that of comparable netbooks sold with Microsoft Windows XP. Dell spokesperson Jay Pinkert attriutes the low return rate to Dell's good communications with its customers, saying 'We have done a very good job explaining to folks what Linux is.'"

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So.. by Hognoxious · 2009-02-24 05:08 · Score: 4, Funny

What proportion of Dell Inspirons are running pirated XP? My guess - around 32%.

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Re:Netbooks and Linux by Tubal-Cain · 2009-02-24 06:02 · Score: 2, Funny

Linux's major flaws...
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Not so impressive. by Mister+Whirly · 2009-02-24 07:49 · Score: 3, Funny

"1 of 3 Dell Inspiron Mini Notebooks sold with Linux"

"1 of 3" and not "1 in 3"? Big deal. So Dell sold 1 notebook with Linux. How is that going to put a dent in Microsoft's market share?

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