[Leaplist] Dell + Linux pre-installed requested at 2 - 1 over other options

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ray wrote:
> Phil Barnett wrote:
>> On Monday 19 February 2007 19:17, Ray Brunkow wrote:
>>   
>>> http://www.dellideastorm.com/
>>>
>>> Very interesting.  I was unable to create an account with dell via this
>>> page from my iMAC.  I tried both safari and FF 2.0 with no luv.  Still
>>> the numbers are impressive, will be interesting to see if this is real
>>> or just a hoax.
>>>     
>>
>> Looks like it's a real Dell web site. Look at it's name servers:
>>
>>    Domain Name: DELLIDEASTORM.COM
>>    Registrar: EMARKMONITOR INC. DBA MARKMONITOR
>>    Whois Server: whois.markmonitor.com
>>    Referral URL: http://www.markmonitor.com
>>    Name Server: NS1.US.DELL.COM
>>    Name Server: NS2.US.DELL.COM
>>    Name Server: NS3.US.DELL.COM
>>    Name Server: NS4.US.DELL.COM
>>    Name Server: NS5.US.DELL.COM
>>    Status: clientDeleteProhibited
>>    Status: clientTransferProhibited
>>    Status: clientUpdateProhibited
>>    Updated Date: 29-jan-2007
>>    Creation Date: 29-jan-2007
>>    Expiration Date: 29-jan-2008
>>
>>
>>   
> anyone able to register on that site?  i still can not figure out 
> how.  i know im blond but hey.
>
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I registered, and commented, from my PCLinuxOS-p93 using Firefox.
Worked just fine, and, I noted that most of the hundreds of folks I meet 
each year, and who take a LiveCDrom after  a demo, do find a curbside or 
a dumpster 'donation' or, purchase a refurbished Dell from one of the 
500 outlets for $50 to $219 for a desktop, and $249 to $549 for a laptop.
Local outlet is http://cheaptronicsdepot.com 

Well, if Dell wants to tap that market, all they need do is offer their 
products with a GNU/Linux installed, or offer more products with no 
installed OS.  Yes, they offer three crappy desktop boxes, with a FREEOS 
CD in the crate.   But,  you have to dig deep to find them!  And, they 
are NOT the primo products!  And there is a disclaimer that they do NOT 
warrant nor support your purchase!

Hey, all the comparisons show that they are over-priced, anyway.  PC 
sales have been flat for everyone for 7 years, as reported in the 
Quarterly reports to the SEC, as reported in the trade publications.  It 
is Desk tops that continues to show growth throughout that time.  But, 
folks are asking for better security, more stability, and GNU/Linux is 
out there and the public knows it!  

They have heard form a friend of a friend, or from some distant 
relative, all about the values but nothing of the actual thing that is 
GNU/Linux.

As  I saw on another posting "So, just where does the public obtain the 
knowledge,  that their new car is low on gas?  From the meter, the 
blinking warning lamp, or the sputtering of the engine."  

They lack any experience driving a fully functional vehicle on the major 
autobahns, so, prefer to avoid the risks and simply hire a chauffeur.