Mike and Tux, sitting in a tree...
April 19th, 2007 by Doc Searls
Michael Dell Runs Ubuntu, Jim Thompson reports. Sure 'nuff:
The key excerpt...
Comes now an interesting announcement, of sorts, on the Dell website:
"What kind of computer does Michael Dell use?"
Software:
Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn
VMWare Workstation 6 Beta
OpenOffice.org 2.2
Automatix2
Firefox 2.0.0.3
Evolution Groupware 2.10note that the M90 model is not listed on the "all Dell Notebooks" page, nor on the
"Dell Open-Source Notebooks" page. but it does appear here.People swore that Dell would never ship anything but Intel CPUs and Microsoft software. The AMD CPUs appeared last year, looks like Microsoft isn't going steady with Dell anymore, either. Conspicious by its absence is Windows Vista, according to the website, Mr. Dell doesn't run Vista on ANY of his machines.
How much and now soon will the details change in the Michael's Computers frame on the executive bio page? (If at all?) Place your bets.
Meanwhile, here's some good advice for Dell and all the other hardware system makers out there.
And here's Jim's earlier called-it-right post on the matter of Dell and Linux.
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Official Desktops with Ubuntu
On May 11th, 2007 David (not verified) says:
Dell now made it official that they deliver desktop computers with Ubuntu within the next 6 weeks. There was no announcement for notebooks!
Michael Dell & Ubuntu
On April 27th, 2007 B.L. Ochman (not verified) says:
The Dell site lists Vista Ultimate on his desktops, but Ubuntu is still shown to be on his laptop.
Doesn't run Vista?
On April 20th, 2007 joel (not verified) says:
Funny that he "doesn't run Vista on ANY of his machines," when the page with his computers lists Vista Ultimate on every computer except the M90.
Dell M90
On April 20th, 2007 Hal O'Brien (not verified) says:
The reason the M90 doesn't show up in the comparison chart you link to appears to be because that's a "Home and Small Business page. Looking at Dell's Medium and Large Business summary for notebooks, it's right there.
The home page for the M90 is here
M90 & Vista
On April 25th, 2007 Stevew (not verified) says:
Seems that Dell only offer it with Vista installed so you have to pay the Microsoft tax even if you don't use Windows.
Steve
Dell Notebooks in Europe?
On July 5th, 2007 EURO 2008 (not verified) says:
Hi,
does anybody know, if dell is delivering this notebooks with ubuntu to Europe as well (Germany). Didn't find anything on their website.
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