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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: achtung on May 01, 2007, 06:14:15 pm

Title: Dell decides to sell PCs with Ubuntu to consumers.
Post by: achtung on May 01, 2007, 06:14:15 pm

http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199203001&subSection=Personal+Computers

Any comments?

Title: Re: Dell decides to sell PCs with Ubuntu to consumers.
Post by: WMCoolmon on May 02, 2007, 12:10:27 am

This will be interesting.

Title: Re: Dell decides to sell PCs with Ubuntu to consumers.
Post by: Bob-san on May 02, 2007, 07:18:15 am

PC prices from Dell should drop $~100 then; no Windoze license required.

Title: Re: Dell decides to sell PCs with Ubuntu to consumers.
Post by: redsniper on May 02, 2007, 01:16:27 pm

Or maybe prices won't drop and profits will rise. :drevil:

Title: Re: Dell decides to sell PCs with Ubuntu to consumers.
Post by: Mr. Vega on May 02, 2007, 04:57:17 pm

But so will stability.

Title: Re: Dell decides to sell PCs with Ubuntu to consumers.
Post by: Descenterace on May 03, 2007, 12:32:31 am

Thankfully the Microsoft Tax no longer exists and vendors don't have to pay MS for every PC they produce regardless of OS, otherwise this wouldn't be happening.