Dell is apparently a permanent member of the linux movement now.
They've expanded their linux lines, so clearly they're making money with it. Now this.(although this is a long time coming) Seems to me that someone over at Dell saw the writing on the wall a long time ago.
Users want choice.
To: N3WBI3; ShadowAce
2 posted on
09/24/2007 5:52:49 AM PDT by
Halfmanhalfamazing
(Thompson, Hunter, Tancredo, Paul. In that order. The rest seem dishonest to me.)
To: rdb3; chance33_98; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; PenguinWry; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; Salo; Bobsat; ..
3 posted on
09/24/2007 7:43:55 AM PDT by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
I’ve yet to ever rebuild a kernel - maybe I’ll never have to. I’m a moderately sophisticated linux user but have never downloaded kernel source trees and have never built a kernel. I guess some day maybe I should just to demystify it.
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
I think Dell sees many advantages to joining the party.
*Lower costs.
*Increased customer retention.
*Having OEM control over what is put into the releases, and, not being forced to include a competitors proprietary applications.
*More flexibility in retail pricing.
*Market leadership. (He who defines the market, owns it)
*Major commercial bragging (and advertising) rights.
etc., etc., etc.
6 posted on
09/24/2007 9:49:00 AM PDT by
papasmurf
(I'm for Free, Fair, and Open trade. America needs to stand by it's true Friend. Israel.)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
I have no idea what any of this means....but I have been giving more and more thought to migrating to a ‘Linnux’ OS.
10 posted on
09/24/2007 8:48:49 PM PDT by
Tainan
(Talk is cheap. Silence is golden. All I got is brass...lotsa brass.)
To: RhoTheta
13 posted on
09/25/2007 4:30:54 PM PDT by
Egon
("If all your friends were named Cliff, would you jump off them??" - Hugh Neutron)
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