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Dell Drops Ubuntu PCs From Its Website

Posted by timothy on from the too-hard-to-spell dept.

Barence writes "Dell has stopped selling consumer PCs preloaded with Ubuntu from its website, and doesn't know when they're coming back. A search for Ubuntu on the Dell UK website returns only one laptop — the Dell Latitude 2100 from the company's business range. Dell insists that it's continuing to sell Ubuntu systems, but only over the phone, and has no idea when — or even if — the Ubuntu PCs will return online. 'We've recently made an effort to simplify our offerings online, by focusing on our most popular bundles and configuration options, based on customer feedback for reduced complexity and a simple, easy purchase experience,' Dell told PC Pro. 'We're also making some changes to our Ubuntu pages, and as a result, they are currently available through our phone-based sales only.' The move comes after Dell put a page on its website advising customers only to go for Ubuntu if they were interested in open-source programming."

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  1. Sounds like Asus by SpzToid · · Score: 5, Informative

    At a major Taiwanese PC tradeshow, the CEO of ASUS abruptly canceled his presentation about new Asus products. Asus immediately began towing the line regarding Microsoft products and co-promotion following that. Dell's recent promoting cohabitation with Ubuntu sounds like exactly the same thing.

    http://blogs.computerworld.com/microsoft_strikes_back_at_linux_netbook_push

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  2. Yet Another Misleading /. Article by Nutria · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.dell.com/ubuntu is still functional in the US.

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  3. Re:The spokesman went on to deny... by markdavis · · Score: 5, Informative

    And almost EVERY page on Dells site says "Windows® . Life without WallsTM . Dell recommends Windows 7." Even on the Linux related page I was trying to read, a damn Javascript popup appeared that said that "Dell recommends IE8".

    Even when I clicked on a Linux Mini 10, it immediately placed the "Dell recommends Windows 7." on every single following screen (not to mention that the price for the Linux version was exactly the same as the MS-Windows model, and with nothing else included".

    Nothing like feeling welcome.

  4. No Dell, Oh well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    buy from someone else

    http://system76.com/
    http://zareason.com/