The real reason Dell won't use a Linux Distro is: they can't get their spyware to work properly.
True story. I recently setup a Dell PC. Loaded an Anti-Spyware program (AdAware) on it and updated it from my USB Key. First scan turned up 47 pieces of spyware "pre-installed". I had never plugged it into the network.
Slashdot Mirror
How did the website get the content to distribute?
It downloaded it from the MPAA
So, it willfully committed the very same crime it is now attempting to entrap others into committing?
Easiest case to beat yet if you ask me
ps. Counter-suits make this kind idiocy stop.
The real reason Dell won't use a Linux Distro is: they can't get their spyware to work properly.
True story. I recently setup a Dell PC. Loaded an Anti-Spyware program (AdAware) on it and updated it from my USB Key. First scan turned up 47 pieces of spyware "pre-installed". I had never plugged it into the network.