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Archive for the ‘Dell’ Category

May 24th, 2007

Dell Ubuntu Units Arrive

It’s finally here. Later today, Dell will offer U.S customers three different systems with Ubuntu 7.04 installed: the XPS 410n and Dimension E520n desktops and the Inspiron E1505n notebook. These systems will be available at www.dell.com/open by 4pm CST today. Starting price for the E520n desktop and the E1505n notebook is $599; the XPS 410n […]

By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments

May 6th, 2007

No Windows Emulation Bundled with Dell Ubuntu PCs

In yet another slap to Microsoft’s face, Dell won’t even include Windows emulation in Ubuntu machines.
Dell will not include open-source software such as Wine, which lets users run Windows programs on Linux, with the PCs it plans to bundle with Ubuntu Linux, Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu and its commercial sponsor Canonical, said May […]

By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments

April 22nd, 2007

Dell Returns XP By Demand

Once again, Dell listens to customers and pisses off Microsoft. Based on a popular suggestion on IdeaStorm, their customer feedback Digg clone, they’ll once again make Windows XP available as an option on selected machines for the US home market. Ballmer was wrong: it’s low demand, not piracy, that keeps Vista sales down.
Previously, Dell started […]

By Mike Abundo -- 3 comments

April 4th, 2007

Dell Listens to Customers, Expands Linux Options

I worked with a Dell supplier in the early 2000’s, so I know firsthand what kind of hardasses they can be. That’s why they took such a well-deserved brutal A-list beating in the blogosphere two years ago. That’s also why I’m pleasantly surprised that their Digg clone, built in response to aforementioned beating, is more […]

By Mike Abundo -- 3 comments

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