Dell opts to install Ubuntu - http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39312

[Paul S]

Where's the link .. I'm using thunderbird, and clicking on the name 
Andrew Thomas does nothing.  Please add the link.

Anthony Gardner said the following on 05/01/2007 10:19 AM:
> Now, that is good news!!
> 
> */Steve Flynn <anothermindbomb at gmail.com>/* wrote:
> 
>     Dell 'plumps for Ubuntu'
> 
>     Shipments later this month
>     By Andrew Thomas
>     <javascript:__doPostBack('article_body$lnkEmailForm','')>: Tuesday
>     01 May 2007, 12:41
>     *LINUX GEEKS* will be wetting themselves at reports that Dell has
>     made the decision to ship open sauce OS Ubuntu on its machines later
>     this month.
>     Reports on /Desktop Linux/ say that while the system builder has yet
>     to make an official announcement, it's 99 per cent certain that
>     Ubuntu 7.04 will be the Linux variant preloaded on its desktops and
>     laptops.
>     Ubuntu is likely to appear on Dell e-series budget machines, XPS
>     home PCs and possibly an e-series Inspiron laptop. Prices are
>     expected to start at around $400 for a 512MB Sempron or Celeron D
>     system without a monitor. The choice of Ubuntu isn't much of a
>     surprise as Mikey Dell is reported to use the OS on his home PC.
> 
> 
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