__/ [ 7 ] on Friday 04 May 2007 02:06 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> __/ [ 7 ] on Thursday 03 May 2007 16:45 \__
>>
>>> Rafael wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39286942,00.htm
>>>>
>>>>> Dell's Linux PCs withheld from UK
>>>>> Richard Thurston ZDNet UK
>>>>> Published: 03 May 2007 11:37 BST
>>>>>
>>>>> Dell will not sell Linux PCs in the UK ? at least for the time
>>>>> being.
>>>>>
>>>>> The PC supplier said on Tuesday it would sell machines with
>>>>> Ubuntu Linux pre-installed later this month. But Dell has told
>>>>> ZDNet UK that the systems will be only be sold in the US for
>>>>> now. It refused to reveal any timescale for the sale of such
>>>>> systems in the UK.
>>>>>
>>>>> In a statement sent to ZDNet UK, Dell said: "Currently these
>>>>> are only being offered in the US. Dell is still working out
>>>>> details of its global programme." The company refused to put a
>>>>> timescale on when UK users might benefit.
>>>
>>>
>>> Who cares?
>>> In the UK, eSys machines are available from Ebuyer
>>> for 127 pounds preloaded with Linux http://www.ebuyer.com
>>> They are 80Gb, 256Mb RAM, 2.5GHz machines and eSys now
>>> make own motherboards so quality is as good as any big
>>> manufacturer. I've been using them for years without problems.
>>>
>>> Goodbye dell$ it was nice knowing you.
>>
>> Well, Dell's move gives a good reason/excuse which makes people consider
>> Linux seriously. That's the signifiance of the move.
>
> I agree - but will they deliver?
> "Dell's Linux PCs withheld from UK"
> Give me a break! Its purile FUD.
> It pretends UK is not ready for Linux PCs.
No, here's a new one from the Leader:
Time to lap up Linux
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| The game's not over yet, but new rules are in place. Linux is
| ready, the hardware is ready -- and, if the market is ready, the results
| will be spectacular. Drivers, start your laptops.
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http://opinion.zdnet.co.uk/leader/0,1000002208,39286937,00.htm?r=2
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