__/ [ John A. Bailo ] on Monday 25 December 2006 07:59 \__
> John A. Bailo wrote:
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>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>> CD-ROM. As it stands, Dell has begun selling pricey laptops with FreeDOS.
>>> The world must not know about Linux, or let its market share be
>>
>> That's what I thought...but here:
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http://cnet.nytimes.com/Dell_Precision_490n_Workstation_Xeon_5110_1_6GHz_80GB_1GB/4505-3118_7-31895727.html
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>> It shows a workstation (high end) with preinstalled Linux.
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>
> Here's some more:
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http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/precn_n?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&redirect=1
>
> "Precision Open-Source Desktops with Linux
>
> Dell PrecisionTM open-source n Series1 workstations deliver maximum
> workstation performance. Smart for businesses with proprietary software
> images or special Linux needs, these systems are available with *factory*
> *installed* Linux."
Yes, but these are /high-end/ machines. It's nothing new. I grabbed the
following screenshot in March (this year):
http://www.schestowitz.com/temp/screenshots/dell-gives-choice.jpg
Also pay careful attention to the prices. Dell does not want to permit Linux
to bite into Microsoft's territory. The prices favour dual-boot systems or
penalise (monetarily) for snubbing Microsoft.
Microsoft would squeeze Dell's balls if they offered $300 laptops with
Opensuse/SLED preinstalled. Servers are servers, so the same rules don't
apply. Microsoft has already lost that battle. Google buys many/most/all of
its Red Hat servers (they use a modified kernel) from Dell, with whom they
have other agreements and exchanges of favours (e.g. Google Package).
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