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Re: [News] [Linux] IDC Spread the Linux FUD Again

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Dell Won't Preinstall Ubuntu Linux On Small-Business Computers
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Dell's refusal to sell Ubuntu machines to small businesses makes sense, 
>| because those customers typically want PCs that let them get to work right 
>| away. "It makes sense because the assumption is they want everything to work 
>| right out of the box," Richard Shim, analyst for IDC, said. "With something 
>| like Ubuntu, it's going to require some tinkering."    
> `----
> 
> http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=200000030
> 
> IDC tells the world that Windows involves no setup issues, whereas Linux (when
> preinstalled properly by Dell) _for some reason_ won't do. You can tell who
> feeds that mouth. Again.

That would be Richard Shim, analyst, spelt "owned by Microsoft".

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