Lessons Learned? We Can Only Hope.
,----[ Quote ]
| Yet, when it comes down to it...CompUSA is gone. I personally will shed no
| tears. I am convinced that their blindness to consumer needs played some part
| in their demise if not a large one, whether it was Linux or any other
| non-microsoft product. You want to argue it? OK...
|
| Walmart is carrying Linux products now.
|
| Intel got the religion for obvious reasons - thanks AMD.
|
| So did Acer
|
| and HP
|
| As did IBM/Lenovo
|
| Hell, even Best Buy, that bastion of Microsoft-only products has gotten the
| hint.
|
| Some say that Dell started the landslide...I disagree but it's not meant for
| discussion here.
|
| That Grand-Daddy of all Big Box Stores, Sears Now carries Linux products
| (online only for now)
|
| That's right...Sears. The Ultimate Mom and Dad Store. You know you've made
| inroads when Sears carries your product.
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http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/03/lessons-learned-we-can-only-hope.html
Related:
Interesting comment from CompUSA
,----[ Quote ]
| Every single one of them he said was returned from consumers... and that they
| (CompUSA) couldn't ship them back. As he heard, Microsoft wasn't giving
| credit back for unsold or returned copies... and didn't want the returned
| figures made public... He wouldn't say that every single one of them
| exchanged for a copy of Xp, he didn't know if that was true. So, I asked how
| many boxes did they have. Same glare, followed with a "You do not want to
| know" type statement.
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http://zerias.blogspot.com/2007/12/interesting-comment-from-compusa.html
CompUSA to close all of its 103 stores
,----[ Quote ]
| The consumer electronics store will run store-closing sales during the
| holidays to get rid of inventory.
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http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/07/technology/compusa.ap/index.htm?postversion=2007120719
Currys group blames Vista for poor sales
,----[ Quote ]
| DSG, the group behind Currys and PC World, has warned that poor sales of
| Vista could slash its profits by around £20 million.
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http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/131507/currys-group-blames-vista-for-poor-sales.html
DSG continues retailer woes
,----[ Quote ]
| DSG, the company formerly known as Dixons, became the latest British retailer
| to report a drop in profits for the summer months today. But it wasn’t all
| down to the rotten weather – this time it was also Microsoft’s fault.
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http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/newsalerts/article/748756/dsg-continues-retailer-woes/
Dell casts doubts on Vista
,----[ Quote ]
| Dell today revealed that it will restore the option to use Windows XP on
| some of its home systems, marking a potentially damaging blow to
| Microsoft's hopes for the newer Windows Vista.
|
| [...]
|
| While a popular request through the company's IdeaStorm website, the
| choice was substantially outnumbered by requests for pre-installed
| Linux, US-based technical support, and other features -- pointing to a
| larger general demand for the change. The turnaround may be a reflection of
| an overall backlash against Vista, observed IDC analyst Richard Shim.
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http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/04/19/dell.casts.doubts.on.vista/
Lenovo offers downgrade from Windows Vista to Windows XP
,----[ Quote ]
| My colleague Stian just sent me this interesting link regarding my
| experiences with Windows Vista. Since I assume the link will NOT have the
| visual appearence it has right now for very many more hours (days) I've
| created a screenshot of how it looked when I went into the site.
`----
http://jaxed.org/lenovo-offers-downgrade-from-windows-vista-to-windows-xp.blog
Windows Vista kicked out of Olympics PCs
,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft's latest version of Windows is too risky to implement for the
| important computers managing the 2008 Olympic summer games in Beijing, said
| the event's computer supplier and sponsor Lenovo.
`----
http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/08/08/no.vista.on.olympic.pcs/
Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista
,----[ Quote
| Acer president Gianfranco Lanci became the first major PC manufacturer to
| openly attack Microsoft over the Windows Vista operating system in the
| Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.
|
| Lanci said the operating system was riddled with problems and gave users and
| businesses no reason to buy a new PC, according to the report. Taiwan-based
| Acer is the world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, after HP, Dell and
| Lenovo.
|
| "The whole industry is disappointed with Windows Vista," Lanci said.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9579
Quick First Review of the Dell Ubuntu Notebook Computer Inspiron E1505N
,----[ Quote ]
| In summary, I have been pleasantly surprised by the responsiveness
| of this machine and the ease of set-up, enabling to me to use
| it in a productive fashion right away. I will expand on this initial review
| shortly.
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http://linux.about.com/b/a/257705.htm
I got my Ubuntu pre-installed Dell E520N today!!
,----[ Quote ]
| The bottom line so far is that I'm very pleased with the value I g
| ot with this machine. My first evening of use has been very
| satisfying. With the dual core processor and gig of RAM it's
| very, very smooth and quick. Note that I purposefully didn't
| do anything that required the command line. It's been a good experience.
`----
http://technocrat.net/d/2007/6/1/20868
Ubuntu Linux on my Dell XPS M1210
,----[ Quote ]
| What I love most about Ubuntu on Dell is the lack of crappy
| 3rd party software that is typically shipped with their
| computers. When I bought Dell's in the past I'd basically
| strip the entire hard drive and do a fresh Windows install
| so I wouldn't have all those extra programs on my computer
| which I'd never use. To tell you the truth Ubuntu already
| comes with too much stuff for my tastes but it's really
| easy to uninstall unwanted applications in this OS.
|
| Just remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it's likely available via
| open-source.
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http://www.planetc1.com/cgi-bin/n/v.cgi?c=1&id=1180636878
Review of Dell XPS 410n with Ubuntu Feisty preinstalled
,----[ Quote ]
| I received my XPS with Ubuntu today. The first thing I will say is
| that when the Fedex guy delivered it he asked if Dell was having some
| kind of liquidation sale because he has delivered more Dells today
| than ever before. He told me that he had already delivered five and
| there were eleven more on the truck. (Just throwing that out there.)
|
| [...]
|
| I think Dell has done a good thing with this system. They obviously
| made an effort with resolution detection (which was going to be sore
| no matter what) and did an excellent job of keeping those crapware
| leeches off the system.
`----
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2764621#post2764621
Inconvenient truths: PC vs. Mac, Windows vs. Linux, us vs. them, et al.
,----[ Quote ]
| The only "modern" PC I have access to is my Dell 3 GHz Pentium 4 with
| 512 MB RAM, and I'm not at liberty to install anything huge (read: a
| Linux distro) to the hard drive.
|
| I suspect that on a newish PC, the big Linux distributions run like
| so much buttah and that any speed advantages that an old version of
| Windows offers is far outshined by the added security, equality and
| fraternity of free Linux.
|
| It's always better to have new, maxed-out hardware -- a luxury I've
| never had (besides that, I'm too cheap). And it's mandatory to try
| before you buy. With Linux, it's easy. Once you have a broadband
| Internet connection and a CD (or preferably DVD) burner and have
| learned how to turn an ISO into a bootable disc, you have the keys
| to quite a kingdom.
`----
http://www.insidesocal.com/click/2007/06/inconvenient_truths_pc_vs_mac.html
Can Dell Deliver Ubuntu Linux?
,----[ Quote ]
| The purchase process went well. Point, configure, click, purchase. At the
| time, Dell said the system would ship to The VAR Guy by June 12. Any
| chance of an early shipment? Apparently not.
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http://techiqmag.com/2007/06/08/can-dell-deliver-ubuntu-linux/
No Starch Refreshes Ubuntu for Non-Geeks
,----[ Quote ]
| Now that Dell is offering systems with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed,
| maybe it's time to get up to speed on running Linux on your desktop?
`----
http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/13230/no_starch_refreshes_ubuntu_for_non-geeks
First look at Dell's Ubuntu boxes
,----[ Quote ]
| One cool feature is the recovery mode, which understandably pulls
| from a full Ubuntu image stored on a FAT32 partition. Nice touch,
| and congruent with other recovery systems from Dell.
`----
http://apcmag.com/6339/first_look_at_dells_ubuntu_boxes
Dumping Windows for Ubuntu Linux
,----[ Quote ]
| First, The VAR Guy's home PC (a Sony system running Windows XP) was
| running out of steam. Combating spyware and viruses with dozens of
| patches and bug fixes has become an endless, exhausting battle.
`----
http://techiqmag.com/2007/05/29/the-var-guy-dumps-windows-for-ubuntu-linux/
Dell's next step - SUSE Linux desktops?
,----[ Quote ]
| There are a couple of good reasons to draw this
| conclusion. One, if Dell wants to cosy up to a Linux
| reseller and not put its relationship with Microsoft
| under strain, then that reseller has to be Novell.
|
| [...]
|
| Second, Dell would much prefer to deal with a US
| company rather than an outsider - and, no matter
| what Mark Shuttleworth's standing is in the tech
| community, he is an outsider in the US, certainly
| not one of the "boys."
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http://www.itwire.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12731&Itemid=1091
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