Linux Magazine: Dell and Desktop Linux: Can it Work?

"By now you've probably heard about Dell's IdeaStorm website, the PC maker's online customer suggestion dropbox. Launched last week, it's received a surprising amount of attention from users taking the opportunity to tell the company what they would like to see Dell offer in the way of products. Linux as an OS option and greater software choice top the list. Dell's probably not terribly excited about either one.

"The public relations goal behind IdeaStorm is to show that this isn't the same old Dell. In the past, when Dell faced problems they tackled it by improving their operating margins, reducing the number of manufacturers they worked with, and generally treated every problem as an efficiency issue. With IdeaStorm, Dell is out to prove that they also want to listen and respond to their customers..."

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