desktoplinux.com — It's not *whether* or even *when* (most likely, it'll be within the next month) -- it's *which* Linux or Linuxes will Dell offer on its desktops and laptop lines? Here's one prominent Dell/Linux-watcher's best guess at the answer to that question...
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noamsmlApr 22, 2007
My guess: probably not Ubuntu. They'd want a more "business-friendly" supplier such as Red Hat, Novell, et cetera. My guess is that they will go with with Red Hat, SLED, or Linspire 5-0.
Closed AccountApr 22, 2007
Maybe the MS of old, but as of late the big bad wolf of Redmond has lost some of its fangs.
funkmasterniceApr 22, 2007
Who cares? The main reason Dell is lacking customers is not because of the OS. Its because of s**tty hardware components and cheap electronics on their motherboards. When you experience Dell everyday, in a way you won't its hard to come back to Dell. I report 2 Dell machines dead everyday in average, because of bad conductors on the motherboard. Some PC's even had their motherboards changed up to 3 times.The linux community will install a Linux distro on a Dell machine anyway, even if its not on when you buy it.
35263526Apr 22, 2007
dimension128, note that all the games you listed are getting pretty old by this point. Don't get me wrong, Linux + WINE/Cedega will play games, but Windows wins out because every new game will work from the beginning. You don't get that with Linux, which is why I also use XP far more often than Gentoo on this machine; Linux gives me a far nicer experience, but I really can't be bothered rebooting to play some C&C3 or Medieval 2.
h0dg3sApr 22, 2007
Why do people keep modding me down for showing proof? Are you too dumb to accept the truth? Look here dumb-dumbsBuy a Precision 390n with Red Hat® Linux® Now!<a class="user" href="http://www.dell.com/content/topics/reftopic.aspx/pub/products/precn_kat?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz&~section=390">http://www.dell.com/content/topics/reftopic.aspx/pub/products/precn_kat?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz&~section=390</a>NOT Ubuntu
gmorganApr 22, 2007
AMD systems aren't cheaper. A few years back they were cheaper and better, now the reverse is true.
vangheemApr 22, 2007
For all the people who keep saying it is Red Hat, I really doubt that Red Hat is what Distro they will be offering in the future. If it is, then I am not entirely excited.Red Hat is more for servers and business type stuff..... I think....
0kontrol0Apr 23, 2007
I highly doubt they will offer ubuntu. It is WAY to unstable for commercial use.DIGG ME DOWN. :p
nikanthApr 29, 2007
SuSE, the best