[Leaplist] Fwd: [vox] [fwd] Alienware soliciting people's views about Linux on Alienware laptops

[Fred Moore]

On Monday 12 March 2007 23:20, ray wrote:
> David Harris wrote:
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> >> hate to be negative here, but meh, who cares.  Alienware = Dell and we
> >> know what Dell is doing with the requests of the public.
> >
> > Not offhand, what are they doing?  The only thing I found (via a quick
> > search, mind you ) was that Dell laptops with Linux cost more than
> > Dell laptops with M$.
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> Dell is not going to be offering Linux on any hardware for SoHo use any
> time soon.  Basically they are going to ignore the request of the public
> "because it will cost them to much" to offer Linux as they do not have
> the expertise to support it and have to higher 3rd party companies for
> support.

I think you missed their loss from a cost increase from Microslop if they do.  
I think the best we will see is machines sold with no operating sytem.  with 
perhaps an independent tester showing what distro's work and what doesn't 
work out of the box.  Which is ok as long as the machines reflect a lower 
cost because the os is not included.. Fred
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