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____/ Terry Porter on Thursday 13 August 2009 04:50 : \____
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>
> So much for the Microsoft FUD ....
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/12/
> dell_reality_linux_windows_netbooks/
>
> begin{quote}
> Speaking at OpenSource World, a Dell executive deflated Microsoft's
> enthusiasm for making a case out of the number of Linux netbooks returned
> by unhappy customers.
>
> Todd Finch, Dell senior product marketing manager, said the number of
> Linux returns are approximately the same as those for Windows netbooks.
> He categorized the matter of returns as a "non-issue".
>
> "They are making something of nothing," he said of Microsoft's claims.
> Finch appeared to be referring to Dell's own netbook sales.
>
> Dell sells three machines running the Ubuntu Linux distro: the Atom-based
> Mini 10v, which can be classed as a netbook, plus the Inspiron 15n and
> XPS M1330n that run Core 2 Duo chips.
>
> end{quote}
Will Microsoft now "whack" Dell as it threatened to do before?
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