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[News] [Linux] Dell's Linux Leads to Excitement, Criticism, Skepticism

Digital World: Linux's big moment

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| While Linux is an alternative to Windows, it is not cheap Windows. 
| Linux has its own strengths, and users should want it because of
| those strengths and not because it's a cheap copy of Windows. These
| words, by Ubuntu (and publisher Canonical) CEO Mark Shuttleworth,
| are definitely a good example of the Linux credo - and an idea
| promoters of the (re)remerging OS would like current users of
| Windows to embrace.
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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178431595326&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Yesterday, the Forbes shill (anti-RMS, anti-Groklaw track record) attacked
Dell's Linux. At least he linked to BoycottNovell, but in a negative
light/context...

The empire strikes back

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| Notice that Dell wasn't exactly prominent in the announcement of the
| deal - most of the talking was done by Microsoft, in itself a reminder
| that whether you are a big player or not in the tech industry, you
| had better do as the boys in Redmond say. No getting too much out of line.
| 
| Just a couple of months back, Dell was involved in what many saw as
| some kind of lovefest with the Linux community, claiming it was
| trying to gauge what the public really wants. It's one of those
| touchy-feely marketing BS exercises.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11921&Itemid=1091

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