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[News] Dell Buys Binary Blobs for GNU/Linux PCs

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Dell begins rolling out Ubuntu 8.04, adds media codecs

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| Dell began to address those problems with the 7.10 release by adding legal 
| support for DVD playback. With the 8.04 release, Dell is going a step further 
| and will be adding licensed codecs for common audio and video formats.  
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2008/07/19/dell-begins-rolling-out-ubuntu-8-04-adds-media-codecs

Why do they pay Microsoft? They ought to offer PCs with no software at all, at
least as a cheaper option that's not tainted.


Recent:

Dell's Ubuntu love-in expands to new laptops

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| The company said in the Direct2Dell blog it spent months in development and
| testing to provide more peripheral support on the OS. Things like ATI Video
| Graphics, Dell Wireless, Fingerprint Readers, HDMI, Bluetooth and MP3/WMA/WMV
| are now good to go on the systems.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/18/dell_adds_ubuntu_systems_updates_hardy_heron/
http://tinyurl.com/5s6fcg


Dell is serious about Ubuntu: Launches first consumer Linux PCs

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| There is no denying that Linux recently has gained traction in the consumer
| space and Microsoft may have to look a little more seriously at competing
| with Linux distributions on different levels. Most recently, for example,
| Intel has basically thrown out Windows Vista as the dominant platform for its
| Atom Centrino MID platform, recommending and showcasing MIDs generally with
| Ubuntu as the operating system.
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http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/38473/135
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