Dell fixes Ubuntu laptop pricing
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| Dell Ubuntu Linux buyers were recently outraged when a price comparison
| between identical Inspiron 1420 laptops showed that instead of the Ubuntu
| system being cheaper, it actually ended up costing $225 more than the same
| laptop with Vista Home Basic Edition. This was after Dell had announced the
| week before that Ubuntu systems would be $50 cheaper than similar systems
| running Vista Home Basic Edition.
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| "Bottom line this was an oversight, pure and simple," a Dell spokesperson
| told DesktopLinux.com. "We will be posting a comment to IdeaStorm to that
| effect by tomorrow." In the meantime, Dell says that the prices have been
| reset to the appropriate prices.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS9933912441.html
Related:
Michael Dell: Linux Coming to SMBs, Europe Soon
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| At July 10 show, Michael Dell confirmed a posting on the Direct2Dell site
| that the company has specific plans to expand its Linux offering. This will
| include a focus on SMBs as well as the European market.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2156607,00.asp#471376266180320785
Linux Rolls On [to other countries]
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| Know some of you saw this in last week's post, but I wanted to be clear that
| Dell does have plans to offer Linux to more consumers in additional locations
| outside the United States. More details to come later this summer. We will
| also offer Ubuntu to small business customers in the future.
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http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/07/06/20256.aspx
Dell offers discount on Linux PCs
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| Dell will offer its Linux PCs for $50 (£24) less than the equivalent
| Windows PCs, the company has revealed on one of its websites.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,39287861,00.htm?r=2
Will HP Follow Dell With Ubuntu Linux PCs?
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| Initially, I was skeptical about Dell's decision to sell selected consumer
| PCs with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed.
|
| But after a few days of testing, I'm a skeptic no more. And I'm not alone.
| Dell insiders tell me that the Ubuntu PCs, introduced in late May, are
| selling well -- though they decline to share exact sales figures with
| me.
|
| [...]
|
| Sources close to HP tell me the company hope to offer PCs with Ubuntu Linux
| pre-installed in a few months--or perhaps even a few weeks...
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http://software.seekingalpha.com/article/39413
Interest in Linux Outside the United States
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| In the vlog, Veni talks about some of his work, shares his perspective
| on why Dell should expand our recent Ubuntu-based Linux offerings outside
| the United States, technology trends in eastern Europe and more.
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http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/06/12/17254.aspx
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| McKeon said obviously Dell Australia would be watching what happens
| in the US, and the local office is keen to make Linux machines available.
|
| "It's something we'd definitely like to do ... we have a sizeable
| Linux community in Australia particularly in Canberra and Adelaide."
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/hardware/soa/Dell-release-Linux-on-PCs-only-in-US/0,130061702,339277928,00.htm
Ubuntu on Two New Inspirons; Update from the Linux Live Expert Forum
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| Here's the base configuration on the Inspiron 1420N:
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| * Core 2 Duo T5250 processor (1.5GHz/ 667MHz FSB)
| * 1GB shared dual-channel DDR2 667MHz RAM
| * 80GB hard drive
| * Ubuntu 7.04
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http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/06/27/19470.aspx
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