Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 20th May 2009 20:59 UTC

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True, but a lot of Linux Enthusiasts are generally not satisfied with any tweak that an OEM would make to their OS. :ie partitioning, themes, module offerings, etc. In my experience, even working as Linux Support, keeping a standard is key to providing efficient support. I believe as a Desktop, Ubuntu LTS offering is a slam dunk for a major OEM to provide a Linux offering. I would suggest that Dell take it a step further and press Canonical to patch their kernel with backwards module support from the recent kernels like redhat provides.
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.. or do others think that Dell has their head in the sand on this one? Linux enthusiasts are the ones that will be purchasing this thing; mainstream users will be asking for Windows.
I think Dell should think again about who is going to purchase a linux-bundled computer.
My two cents.
Mike