Dell's Linux Desktops Prove Popular... Though Not So Much With Dell
Jul 07, 2004, 13:45 (11 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Iain Thomson, Michael Kanellos)
VNUnet: Web Goes Crazy for Open Source Dell Desktops
"The reseller taking orders for Dell Optiplex workstations with
an open source operating system claims that its website has
received over 200,000 hits in the past 24 hours.
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CNET News: Dell Clarifies Reports of Linux PCs in Europe
"A PC dealer in Europe has begun selling Dell desktops equipped
with Linux, but Dell emphasized that the systems were customized by
the dealer and that this isn't the first time this has
happened.
"Questar, an Italian-based computer seller, has begun to ship
Optiplex business desktops loaded with Linspire 4.5, a version of
Linux, and a copy of OpenOffice, an open-source alternative to
Microsoft's Office software package. The basic Questar computer,
with a 2.4GHz Celeron processor, sells for about $562..."
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