[ubuntu-us-in] [Fwd: Re: Dell - Ubuntu PCs available as of...NOW!]

[Simón Ruiz]

On 5/24/07, Rob Ludwick <rob at rcludw.no-ip.org> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> Reply's don't go back to the list (like in other groups)

Oh, I'm just used to using "Reply to all". If you all think it'd make
more sense to just have the Reply-To address be the mailing list, I'll
see what I can do about changing that (though, I left the
administrator password in my other pants, so it might take a little
while ;-) ).

> I wrote the following for the list, but it only went to Ben.
>
> --R
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Rob Ludwick <rob at rcludw.no-ip.org>
> To: Ben Crowe <ben.crowe at gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 23:01:17 -0400
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-us-in] Dell - Ubuntu PCs available as of...NOW!
> We'll see if Dell does a good job.  The opening price point is about
> right, but the features are maybe a little lacking.
>
> What will kill this faster than anything is if Dell doesn't offer deep
> discount the ubuntu product line like they do for the windows line.
>
> Looking at FatWallet tonight I see the following coupons for the
> inspirons;
>
> $424 off inspiron E1505 $799
> $499 off inspiron E1705 $899
> $500 off select inspirons $1399 or more
> $300 off select inspirons $999 or more
>
> So someone should try using that $424 coupon on the ubuntu laptop and
> get an extra $242 off $599.  And if they can't they should complain
> loudly.
>
> --Rob

I agree, though I won't be surprised if they don't take the coupon
since it's not for an E 1505 *N*.

I don't know if I'm being silly (though my fiancée's invariable
response to that is "yes, you are", so I probably am), but it rubs me
the wrong way a little bit that the ubuntu.com website is dedicating
it's entire "over the fold" space to Dell (admittedly, an amazing deal
for Canonical, though only in the US), but on Dell's site, unless you
happen to get the random Ubuntu banner (MAYBE 20% of the time) or
you've specifically followed an outside link to dell.com/ubuntu there
really is no way to know that Ubuntu is even an option.

-- 
-Simón A. Ruiz