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For the first time in History, Dell will ship PCs preinstalled with Linux rather than Microsoft Windows. This move from Dell comes after several users requested it on their newly IdeaStorm Suggestion site which was earlier launched on 16th February.
Dell expects to considerably boost their sales by preinstalling Linux in Notebooks and Desktop PC. Dell claims that their users suggested various Linux distributions; they will search for possible certification with other Linux Distros.
From the consumer point of view, I think this is a smart thinking from Dell because geeky/adventurous users will anyway remove Windows and install Ubuntu or Linux, why pay for Windows when you don’t need it? Earlier, Dell had started shipping Naked PCs with no operating system installed in it. Let’s hope that other PC makers reciprocate Dell.
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wrote, on February 28th, 2007
Regardless you are going to pay out the nose for this. From what I hear you are going to pay $50 more than a Windows system to have the luxury of Linux. So talking about why pay for Windows if you don’t need it is actually incorrect. Windows would be cheaper.
wrote, on February 28th, 2007
[...] Reacting to the announcement that Dell will probably pre-load Linux on PCs, blogger Thilak asks a question Linux users have asked for over a decade: “Why pay for Windows when you don’t need it?” [...]
wrote, on February 28th, 2007
Bryan: Its hard to belie that they are charging more for Linux based systems. I see no reason to do so, maybe they did it intentionally to boost Vista sales and make Linux users happy at the sametime.
wrote, on February 28th, 2007
[...] Kilde: http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/2.....ith-linux/ [...]
wrote, on February 28th, 2007
The only reason I can think of for linux being more expensive is Dell may have to use different parts to ensure it works correctly. This could result in a lot of money spent on market research costs, not to mention technical expertise. Sure, the Linux OS itself costs far less than a windows OEM, but you’d be paying for the assurance it works properly. I myself have toyed with a variety of linux distros on a variety of machines, and it is irritatingly rare that I get every piece of hardware working. The machine I’m sitting at runs Ubuntu and Mandrake fine, but it seems to be an exception rather than the rule.
wrote, on February 28th, 2007
If I was Dell I wouldn’t have bothered to be honest as it’s a market their PCs aren’t aimed at.
wrote, on April 10th, 2007
Will Dell sell PCs with no preinstalled OS that enable
a user to install an OS of his or her choosing albeit
be it a legacy Windows application or a particular
Linux distribution or both (dual-boot) configuration?