__/ [ B Gruff ] on Wednesday 14 March 2007 00:05 \__
> On Tuesday 13 March 2007 23:28 Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Linux Learnings: We're Listening
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>> | Thanks for visiting the Dell Linux Survey webpage. Please
>> | answer the following questions to help us determine how
>> | to best prioritize our resources for this effort.
>> |
>> | (Survey will be open March 13-March 23)
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>> http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/corp/linux?s=corp
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>> Recent:
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>> Dell takes small steps toward Linux
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>> | Dell has acknowledged that 83,000 users have urged it to sell PCs with
>> | Linux pre-installed, but it has fallen short of accepting their
>> | suggestion.
>> |
>> | [...]
>> |
>> | While Dell responded to four other suggestions from the IdeaStorm,
>> | it chose not to respond to two of the top six requests, one asking
>> | for the provision of OpenOffice alongside Microsoft Office and one
>> | requesting that Dell's systems should be offered without an
>> | operating system for customers outside the U.S. Fifty-three thousand
>> | users promoted the first suggestion, and 32,000 voted for the
>> | latter.
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>> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6162164.html
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> Well, there seems to be a lot of the "will she, won't she?" about this
> whole thing Roy, but I don't think one can fault the questions - they are
> the ones I'd expect them to ask if they (Dell) were serious!
She's a tease. Probably the PR battle against H-P. Make it last while they
can... just don't get your hopes up... *smile*
In any event, I am convinced that all these H-P/Dell loves Linux headlines
give the platform a lot of exposure. The average guy sees this as something
that gives legitimacy. Regardless of how it ends up, the longer it goes on,
the better, IMHO.
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