Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 7th Aug 2007 17:25 UTC, submitted by JK
Dell has launched two PCs in Europe with Ubuntu 7.04 Linux factory installed. The Inspiron 6400n and the Inspiron 530n are now in the UK, Germany and France, as Dell's initial response to calls from Linux enthusiasts for the open source operating system to be pre-installed.
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but the UK site is predictably Vista all over. Cue the usual "nobody bought them" moaning from Dell
Very pessimistic.
The Ubuntu announcement states they will be available as of the 8th August.... (tomorrow).
http://www.ubuntu.com/news/dell-available-in-europe
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2005-11-14
It's possible to eventually reach the "Open-Source PCs" on the international (USA) site, but the UK site is predictably Vista all over. Cue the usual "nobody bought them" moaning from Dell, inevitably caused by the usual "beware of the leopard" placement strategy, influenced as usual by the vendor's "strategic partnership" with Microsoft. That, and the "ooh Microsoft, Apple, big company!" attitude pervasive in the UK amongst the punters.