In article <4827401.ip78X4svOv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
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> What's Wrong With Windows Subscription
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> | Finally, a lot of people are using Windows right now simply because they have
> | it on their computer. If their usage of Windows expired at the end of some
> | sort of a subscription, then you can count on the fact that they?d be more
> | inclined to examine other operating system options rather than signing on to
> | another usage period of a desktop experience that they may not even be
> | pleased with. Also, if Windows technically expires, then what happens to all
> | of the data? Will the computer just become a useless box unless Linux or an
> | older version of Windows is installed on it, or will the installed version
> | just continue to run as is?
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> http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2615&Itemid=449
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> Dell Inspiron 1420N with Ubuntu Unboxing
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> | While Dell still has a long way to go to catch up with the style and elegance
> | of an Apple unboxing, it seems like they?ve come a long way over the last
> | year. I?m just happy to have a computer running Ubuntu out of the box. Ah,
> | the smell of freedom is in the air!
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And it's actually overpowering the stink of microsoft, no small feat.
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> http://www.starryhope.com/dell/2007/dell-inspiron-1420n-with-ubuntu-unboxing/
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> Related:
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> Dell pushes for better Linux drivers
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> | Amit Bhutani told a session at the Ubuntu Live 2007 conference that Dell has
> | several "areas of investigation" when it comes to Linux.
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> http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=87745&src=site-marq
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> Dell Wants Better ATI Linux Drivers
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> | At Ubuntu Live 2007, Amit Bhutani had a session on Ubuntu Linux for Dell
> | Consumer Systems, where he had shared a slide with Dell's "area of
> | investigation", which Amit had said is essentially their Linux road-map. Amit
> | had also stated that the NVIDIA 2D and 3D video drivers were "challenges in
> | platform enablement". Dell wants to offer ATI Linux systems, but first the
> | driver must be improved for the Linux platform (not necessarily open-source,
> | but improved).
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