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Re: [News] [Linux] Dell's Linux Gotchas

  • Subject: Re: [News] [Linux] Dell's Linux Gotchas
  • From: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 17:42:24 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • References: <16617130.YvM14A6oOp@schestowitz.com> <1178724260.30539.0@proxy00.news.clara.net>
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  • Xref: ellandroad.demon.co.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:524417
BearItAll <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> Dell Limits Ubuntu Linux Sales
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | If you're planning to load up on Dell?s new Ubuntu Linux systems
>> | for a corporate department or small business, Dell may have a
>> | surprise for you. As the old saying goes, read the fine print.
>> `----
>> 
>> http://techiqmag.com/2007/05/08/dell-limits-ubuntu-linux-sales/
>> 
> 
> We knew the 5 PC limit a while ago, it isn't really fine print. That is
> reasonable because they are potentially a lot of buyers but probably a
> scaled production in place, 

So you take back orders then.  There is nothing reasonable here, more
probably, this is an agreement with Microsoft to prevent large-scale
deployments from taking place on the treat of Microsoft removing Dell's
Vista/XP sales agreements.

What company would complain about having /too many/ orders?  None that I
can think of - you just scale up.

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