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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RE[2]: Neighboring countries
by anda_skoa on Wed 8th Aug 2007 12:35
in reply to "RE: Neighboring countries"
Member since:2005-07-07
I doubt it--that would seem to violate the spirit of the EU
True, but as an Austrian I know that there are companies in Germany which will not ship to Austria.
They might be bound by EU free trade law to sell to you, but they can deny shipping to you.
I heard about a company in Germany close to the Austrian border that even offers "official shipping addresses" for Austrian customers for this very reason.
So, as I said, it will be interesting to see if Dell will require such workarounds or if the will sell to same-language customers as well
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2005-07-18
I doubt it--that would seem to violate the spirit of the EU. Each additional directly-supported country no doubt adds noticeable overhead. Dell probably initially picked the three countries that would cover the largest part of Europe.