Dell Products to Offer Linux
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By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 26--Dell is planning to offer desktop computers and laptops with hardware designed to work with the Linux operating system, according to a statement posted Friday on the company's Web site.
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Dell Inc. (DELL.O), the world's largest PC maker, could announce an expanded selection of its consumer electronics line in the next several weeks, a retail industry analyst said on Wednesday.
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On Thursday, Dell unveiled its first three PCs preloaded with the Ubuntu 7.04 GNU/Linux OS: the XPS 410n and Dimension E520n desktops and the Inspirion E1505n notebook.
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First hardware maker to align with community-based Linux offering.
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Dell is to certify and pre-install Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 on select Dell PowerEdge servers worldwide, the system vendor announced today.
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(InfoWorld) - Dell began polling customers about their software preferences on Tuesday as part of an effort by the struggling PC vendor to meet a popular request for desktops and notebooks that run on Linux instead of Windows. Dell posted the survey on a company blog, asking PC users to choose between Linux flavors such as Fedora and Ubuntu, and to pick more general choices such as notebooks versus desktops, high-end models versus value models, and telephone-based support versus community-based support. The company plans to collect votes through March 23, then use the feedback to begin selling Linux-based consumer PCs. Dell already uses Linux in certain server models. "Taking a few minutes to complete this survey will help us define our forthcoming Linux-based system offerings," said Dell software architect Matt Domsch in his blog posting. "We'll take some time to analyze your feedback and work to provide the platforms and options you choose." TheÂ groundswell of demand for LinuxÂ began in February, shortly after company founder Michael Dell returned as CEO. Previous chief executive Kevin Rollins resigned in January as the company began to flounder during a series of problems, from drooping earnings reports to delayed financial filings, an accounting investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and an investor lawsuit. As part of his campaign to help the company renew its profits and regain market share from Hewlett-Packard, Michael Dell launched a company blog to collect customer feedback. Users immediately filled the blog with requests for an alternative to Microsoft's Windows Vista OS and Office suite, such as the Linux OS and OpenOffice productivity tools. On Feb. 23, Dell announced it will work with NovellÂ to install Linux on business PCs, including OptiPlex desktops, Latitude notebooks, and Dell Precision workstations. Dell also said it will work with other Linux providers since users requested many other versions of the OS, such as Novell/Suse Linux Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise Desktop, Fedora, OpenSuse, and Ubuntu. Although Michael Dell's populist approach is winning some praise, the change may come too late to save company profits in the short term. On Tuesday, a prominent analyst noted that Dell has been cutting the number of notebooks it orders from manufacturers in Taiwan. While the industry as a whole is expected to rebound in March from a sales slump preceding the launch of Windows Vista, Dell will deviate from that trend and trim its order for notebook manufacturing, said Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner in the report. Dell did not respond to a request for comment on the forecast. Dell is struggling financially, listing revenue and earnings growth at four-year lows even as its competitors begin to trim their costs and boost profits, Gardner said. At the same time, Dell faces future challenges as it sees slowing growth in its major markets, aggressive pricing by competitors willing to sell PCs at lower operating margins, and a general decline in prices as consumers find they can run more software applications on low-end PCs. Still, Dell's PC production remains slightly above the consensus forecast, Gardner said. In fact, the report counseled investors that HP and AppleÂ stock could rise faster than expected in the first half of 2007, and Dell will follow with strong long-term growth, beating estimates over a 12-to-18-month time span.
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Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) is giving its corporate customers a break, announcing price cuts on hardware ranging from enterprise servers and workstations, to desktops and notebooks for large business and institutional customers.
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Novell's SuSE software joins Red Hat as server option. Also: Is AMD in Dell's future?
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Blog: Dell adds Vostro line to menu of laptops and desktops
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Possibly launching a rival to Apple's iPod Mini, Dell is expected to unleash a number of consumer gadgets.
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The Linux camp's ears perked up earlier this week when Dell said it planned to unveil a new line of certified, Linux-loaded desktop and laptop PCs. But business users who want to buy a Dell machine with the open-source operating system preinstalled won't have that Linux luxury in the near-term.
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PC Magazine - Dell offers Wireless WAN and Blu-ray drive options for its new desktop-replacement machines, the Inspiron 1520 and Inspiron 1720.
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Linux and open source technologies are the features an overwhelming number of users would like to see Dell Inc offering if the early responses to the company's IdeaStorm site are to be believed.
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For the second time since October, a sub-$200, fully equipped Linux desktop PC is available for sale to U.S. consumers.Starting Thursday, Sears.com is selling a Mirus Innovations desktop machine that runs Linux from Linspire for $299, minus a $100 mail-in rebate, Linspire said in a statement. Another $15 discount is available through this Saturday, for a final price of $184.99. Shipping is an additional $16.50.The new Linspire/Mirus PC includes an Intel Celeron 420 1.6GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, an 80GB hard drive, a 56K modem, a CD-RW burner, a media card reader, keyboard, speakers, mouse and Linspire&#39;s Freespire 2.0 Linux operating system. The machine also comes with CNR Basic Service, which gives users one-click online access to free and commercial Linux software to fit their needs. It does not include a monitor.San Diego-based Linspire said it teamed with Walnut, Calif.-based Mirus to build a machine that would provide low-cost computing capabilities and open source-software for consumer and business customers.&quot;Our system builders have been forging new ground in the low-end Linux PC market for over 5 years now,&quot; Larry Kettler, president and CEO of Linspire, said in a statement. &quot;This latest system from Mirus Innovations is the most robust hardware and software configuration, and offers the best value for under $200 to date.&quot;The new PC has Freespire Linux 2.0 pre-installed and offers improved out-of-the-box file format and multimedia support, including MP3, Windows Media, Real Networks, Java, Flash, ATI, nVidia, Wi-Fi and others. Freespire 2.0 also includes legally licensed proprietary drivers, codecs, and applications in its core distribution for an improved user experience. Freespire is a community-influenced, Ubuntu-based Linux distribution designed for all users.Last October, an Ubuntu Linux-equipped PC went on sale in selected Wal-mart stores for $200, built by Fremont, Calif.-based&#160;Everex.Computerworld is an InfoWorld affiliate.&#160;
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Listens to the masses Dell users may soon have the choice of having Linux pre-installed on their machines, according to a statement on the technology company's website.â¦
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NOVEMBER 15, 2004  - Novell Inc. last week began shipping a desktop version of Linux that is designed for business users and comes with a bundled set of open-source applications as well as technical support, training and consulting options.
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Dell is expected to expand its line of line of consumer electronics this week, possibly taking the wraps off of a challenger to Apple Computer&#39;s iPod Mini music player.