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

[David Ernst]

I prefer "reply to list", yes.  

David


On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 01:37:00PM -0400, Simón Ruiz wrote:
>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.
>

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