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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