Dell's Next Step--SUSE Linux Desktops?

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"Why would the world's second-ranked PC seller make an effort to sell an operating system that it's never sold before on custom hardware--and do it in a half-hearted manner? Why would it do this at a time when it's desperately trying to regain its number 1 ranking?

"You would think that new sales initiatives are introduced at a time like this to pump up sales and make a difference to the bottom line--even if one is using the old saw of 'customers want it' to sell the new line of products..."

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