Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 8th Mar 2007 16:28 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Hewlett-Packard is closing custom deals for thousands of desktop PCs running Linux, which has the company assessing the possibility of offering factory-loaded Linux systems, an HP executive said. "We are involved in a number of massive deals for Linux desktops, and those are the kinds of things that are indicators of critical mass. So we are really looking at it very hard," said Doug Small, worldwide director of open source and Linux marketing at HP. "We are in a massive deal right now for multi-thousands of units of a desktop opportunity for Linux. That's an indicator." He declined to give details about the deals.
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RE: The year of Linux Desktop :-)
by OMRebel on Thu 8th Mar 2007 17:02
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This is interesting though. If HP will actually start preloading Linux on the desktops, then that would be a huge plus for the direction of Linux.
It's going to be interesting to see if HP or Dell will be the first to really launch a campain to bring factory loaded Linux to the masses.
RE[2]: The year of Linux Desktop :-)
by rayiner on Thu 8th Mar 2007 19:19
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A little-known fact is that HP already ships over 250,000 Linux desktops per quarter (based on 2004 figures), mostly to the Asian market. So these deals are interesting, but they're not an unprecedented event.
Stats from: http://www.channelinsider.com/article/HP+Certifies+Supports+Novell+...
RE: The year of Linux Desktop :-)
by Sphinx on Fri 9th Mar 2007 14:28
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