Dell doomed for the short term, analyst reckons
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| It predicts that there will be a continued backlash from Dell's
| recent customer problems and uncertainties around its financial
| accounting. It will also be unable to face off stiff competition from HP.
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| TBR said that Dell's appointment will go a fair way towards
| gaining the confidence of the company's customers and employees.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38025
News just in:
Dell considers big change: offering Linux
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| PC maker says it received more than 100,000 customer requests for Linux
| and may offer it as a Windows alternative.
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| BOSTON (Reuters) -- Dell is considering offering the Linux operating
| system as an alternative to Microsoft's Windows on its personal
| computers, a Dell spokesman said on Tuesday.
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http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/06/technology/dell_linux.reut/index.htm
FAA May Ditch Microsoft's Windows Vista And Office For Google And Linux Combo
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| Bowen said he's in talks with the aviation safety agency's main
| hardware supplier, Dell Computer, to determine if it could
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| deliver Linux-based computers capable of accessing Google
| Apps through a non-Microsoft browser once the FAA's XP-based
| computers pass their shelf life.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197800480
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