On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 04:36:07 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Apparently not, but...
>
> http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7763046071.html
>
> <quote>
> Didn't Michael Dell himself invest almost a $100 million in Red Hat? Why,
> yes, yes he did.
>
> Doesn't Dell already have partnerships in place with Red Hat? And Novell?
> Yes.
>
> Didn't Dell agree to let Mandriva SA sell the Latitude 110L laptop with its
> Linux preinstalled in France? Yes, again.
>
> Doesn't Dell have a Linux community site to help Dell owners use Linux? Yep.
>
> So why did Dell refuse -- no matter how we tried to word the question -- to
> admit that they really had moved a bit further toward offering Linux on the
> desktop?
>
> Or, better still, why doesn't Dell just start offering one Linux distribution
> as an option on their complete desktop line?
>
> The reason is that, when push comes to shove, "Dell recommends the use of
> Windows XP Professional" on its desktops.
>
> So I, for one, think that the real reason Dell keeps the Linux desktop at
> arm's reach is that it doesn't want to tick off Microsoft.
> </quote>
I believe it has to do with the licensing agreement they have with MS.
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