http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2007/tc20070226_415604.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_today's+top+stories

Heh.

Alias

In article <u9ZiieaWHHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>, Alias says...
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> Heh.
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From another article...

"However there was a slight snag in bringing Linux to consumers as
there was no one distribution that any Linux bods could agree on.

The IdeaStorm community suggested more than half a dozen distributions.
But Dell didn't want to pick one distribution and alienate users with a
preference for another"

If they don't settle on one distro, expect the PC with Linux to cost a
lot more than the one with Windows to cover the cost of support.


--
Conor

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........

Did you read anything of that other than the headline?


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> Alias

--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

"but complying with the most popular online suggestions could worsen its
woes"



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> Alias

Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User wrote:
> Did you read anything of that other than the headline?

Yes, your point?

Alias
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>> Heh.
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>> Alias
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Dale M. White wrote:
> "but complying with the most popular online suggestions could worsen its
> woes"

The fact that they are even considering it writes volumes. The fact that
they can't make up their mind is probably one of the reasons they went
from number one to number two.

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>> Heh.
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>> Alias
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> Alias

".... When computer maker Dell asked customers how to spice up its products
and improve service, the flood of responses may have provided more feedback
than the company bargained for. ..."

And the best this article could conjure up was that "customers" wanted
Linux?
Hmm, as a long time (now former) Dell customer, I'd have bet it would be
something like "Give us SOME Customer Support - even a SCRAP!"

Can you even IMAGINE trying to troubleshoot a LINUX support ticket with one
of those non-English speaking script readers in India?

Alias wrote:
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> Alias

Dell's been providing Linux on their machines for years...

Very quick search gave this press release from 2004
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/to...10_27_rrwa_000


Their website even has a direct page:
http://www.dell.com/linux directs to:
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/g...555&l=en&s=biz

D

"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.es> wrote in message
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> Dale M. White wrote:
>> "but complying with the most popular online suggestions could worsen its
>> woes"
>
> The fact that they are even considering it writes volumes. The fact that
> they can't make up their mind is probably one of the reasons they went
> from number one to number two.
>
> Alias
>>

I guess, I actually thought they had already done this before. I know
Wal-Mart tried selling PC's with Linux and that failed. All the PC makers
seem to offer some measure of Linux, though Dell is probably being the most
vocal about it.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1930851,00.asp

Oh yeah, this is the one I was really looking for

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/co...idg/index.html

Dell offers Linux on laptops
February 3, 2000
Web posted at: 10:08 a.m. EST (1508 GMT)





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> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.es> wrote in message
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>> Dale M. White wrote:
>>> "but complying with the most popular online suggestions could worsen its
>>> woes"
>>
>> The fact that they are even considering it writes volumes. The fact that
>> they can't make up their mind is probably one of the reasons they went
>> from number one to number two.
>>
>> Alias
>>>
>
> I guess, I actually thought they had already done this before. I know
> Wal-Mart tried selling PC's with Linux and that failed. All the PC makers
> seem to offer some measure of Linux, though Dell is probably being the
> most vocal about it.
>
> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1930851,00.asp