desktoplinux.com — Mea culpa. Dell confesses it made a mistake with its pricing and is now offering the Inspiron 1420 laptop with Ubuntu and a full 2 gigabytes of RAM and a 160GB hard-drive for $50 less than the same system with Windows Vista and not $225 more as had been the case last week.
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patrickbrownJul 13, 2007
Don't begin your bulls**t Microsoft / Apple fanboy s**t with me. I am a Linux nerd, damn it!
kintaraJul 13, 2007
Been raising funds for 3 years my ass. This post from 1999 seems to be signed by you as well.<a class="user" href="http://www.friends-partners.org/newfriends/community/lists/newfriends/digest/1999/990616.html">http://www.friends-partners.org/newfriends/community/lists/newfriends/digest/1999/990616.html</a>To: leonkom@mail.ru Date: Jun 04, 1999 07:19:05 Help! Please, help us! Good people! This request from Russia. invalids are writing to You: husband, wife and our daughter Maria. She is 6 years old. She has many diseases. She has problems with the nervous system: defeat of central nervous system, celebro-astenic syndrome, laggin in psychomotor development. And she also has problems with sight: hipermetropia of high degree, astigmatism, ambliopia,squint. We are invalids and beggans. Our budget is only 25$ per 3 person a month. We could not ensure treatment for our daughter. It isn't possible, because every course of treatment costs about 60$. We needs in such medicines as cerebrolysin, nootropil, pantoham, cavinton glicini, thioridazin, pheniboot, imunal. Masha's sight may recover. Doctors said that firstly it is necessary to cure of nervous diseases and after that operation on the eyes. Operation costs about 1600$. We applied to many different organizations but they refused us. We asks You to help us to treat our daughter. Please help us by the name of Jesus Christ. With respect and big hope. May God Bless You. Elena, Leonid, Maria. Our address for lettre ?colis:RUSSIA.644053. OMSK-53.y.20n/c-51A,k-24. to Komeljagina Elena tel: =7 (381 2) 663907 P.S. If you shall decide to us, we are informing our score: TO: Acc: BIC: a remplir par l`expediteur. .............................................................................. Favor:Saving Bank of the Russian Federation,Head Office,Moscow For:Saving Bank of the Russian Federation,OmskOffice Omsk Acc:,??S.W.I.F.T.SABR RU MM OA1?? For:Komelyagina E.M.oMSK-53.644053.str.20partsjezda-51A,k-24.tel:66-39-07. Passport : X-KN.N 523169. Acc:42301 640 4539 0334108/01 . Dwtails of payment: HELP FOR TREATMENT. Please, help us something. We do not lose the hope ,that YOU isn`t bureaucrats ,how ours Russia`s officials. ** 19
mithrasinvictusJul 13, 2007
I tried to, but wasn't allowed.
digitaleliteJul 13, 2007
I do not get you people?!? BILL GATES OWNS THE WORLD, Windows will never DIE!!!FACT: You own the corporations you own the world.
kazamxJul 13, 2007
It seems that Dell is in two minds with Linux. One half of Dell really does seem to be trying. The choices they have made, have on the whole been the right ones. The other half of Dell almost seems to be trying to destroy all the goodwill the first half is generating. Stopping adding full insurance on Linux models, making them more expensive days after saying they would be $50 less. The Linux loving part of Dell needs to get a big stick and start beating the other half until they give in.
samboyJul 13, 2007
Well said. I think there are a couple of rules here:1) The more someone says, the less they have to say.2) The more someone posts online instead of having real-world contact, the more bitter that person will become.And, yes, I have gone to an exotic country, learned an exotic language, and have a girlfriend who speaks said exotic language.
rustyryanJul 15, 2007
At least Dell admits when it makes a mistake. Definitely a respectable move.
sumguytwentyoneJul 15, 2007
If this would've happened a couple months ago, I'd be running Linux on my laptop.
isoikMar 30, 2008
You must be VERY unaware of reality. Linux popularity is growing as we speak, it may not be major but it's growing at a nice rate as more and more people are considering Linux. And I'm not only talking about developers, we all know Linux already beats Microsoft as a server environment.Perhaps there is some part of your post true, Windows may never die but it will go down. Vista sucks and is doing bad on the market and that's the reason why Microsoft is cutting Vista prices is most countries.