Dell may offer Linux as alternative to Windows
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Dell Inc.  is considering  offering the Linux operating system as an alternative to  Microsoft Corp.'s  Windows on its personal computers, a  Dell spokesman said on Tuesday.
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InfoWorld - The new team of leaders at Dell is weighing a request to give customers the option to purchase PCs with the Linux OS, instead of the default Windows, after thousands of users voted for that idea on a company blog.
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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.
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In response to demand, Dell is offering more laptop PCs preloaded with Ubuntu Linux.
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Are you convinced that Windows environments are less expensive to own and operate than Linux computers? Martin Taylor, the manager behind Microsoftâs anti-Linux strategy, believes the companyâs Get The
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In response to customer interest expressed through the new IdeaStorm Web site, Dell said it plans to unveil a new line of certified, Linux-loaded desktop and laptop PCs.
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Ziff Davis - Microsoft's omission of WinFS from the Longhorn version of Windows may open options for open-source competitors to the forthcoming operating system.
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Customers can choose to have Windows or Ubuntu Linux pre-installed, or can buy a PC with no operating system at all.
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Dell Inc. will install Novell Inc.'s Suse Linux operating system on Dell PowerEdge servers as part of a worldwide agreement, the companies announced Wednesday at the LinuxWorld conference in Frankfurt, Germany.
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The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) computer, which uses a version of Linux, might soon be available with Windows. According to a Reuters report, a Microsoft corporate vice president has said that the software giant is working to adapt Windows XP for the low-cost XO laptop.
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Upgraded and pitchy Dell has caught up to the Ubuntu release machine, adding the latest version of the operating system as a standard option with Linux-friendly laptop and desktop.â¦
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The already-bruising battle for control of the fast-growing Linux market has become even tougher after Dell (DELL:Nasdaq - news - research) announced Wednesday that it will distribute Novell&#39;s (NOVL:Nasdaq - news - research) version of the upstart
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Dell began offering three systems with Ubuntu Linux installed on Thursday, in response to wide customer demand for such systems. Prices on the systems start at $599.
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The debate about using Linux as a desktop OS has been going on for years. With each kernel revision and every new distribution release, we hear that Linux has become a feasible alternative.
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Dell Inc.  said on  Thursday it is experimenting with new ways to sell computers, a  first step that analysts say is needed if Dell wants to better  compete with Hewlett-Packard Co.  and Apple Inc.  .
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Research: Businesses are going open source, but OS may still be too technical for most users. The open-source operating system Linux may be gaining a lot of ground in the enterprise space, but Windows will