Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 1st Aug 2007 06:25 UTC, submitted by JK
The Acer Aspire 5710Z has gone on sale in Singapore pre-loaded with Ubuntu Linux instead of Windows. Ubuntu is currently one of the world's most popular and easiest-to-use Linux distributions. But a spokesperson for Acer told ZDNet.co.uk on Tuesday that the company - one of the world's top laptop manufacturers - had 'no plans' to sell any Linux-based systems in the UK. "[Acer models] with Ubuntu pre-loaded are available at the factory level. However, there is no demand for it in the UK. Therefore, those configurations are not an option [for UK customers] at the moment," said the spokesperson.
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Member since:2005-06-29
I tend to agree, but Acer already has experience selling Linux-loaded laptops in Asia. Does Dell sell Ubuntu laptops in the UK? The US, Singaporian and UK markets are different. I guess they did a study prior to their decision. They wouldn't lose the opportunity to make a dent into the UK market. Time will tell.
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http://desktoplinux.com/news/NS7159701171.html
No actual sales figures, but "have exceeded expectations".
That and the announcement from Dell that they'll be expanding the linux line suggest they're not doing bad at all.
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2006-07-04
Are they blind? Dell seems to do pretty well with Linux systems.