Dell is ashamed of its Ubuntu-powered laptops

Apr 20, 2009, 16:02 (2 Talkback[s])

"Sales representatives were available for a chat, so I asked them how could I get a Dell XPS M1330 without Windows. The surprising answer was that it was available with Ubuntu and pointed me to configure2.euro.dell.com/dellstore/! Plans changed one more time; back to the original plan, get it with Linux.

"I obviously asked why it wasn't listed on dell.es/ubuntu. The sales rep said that s/he didn't know why and that s/he will forward my query to the relevant department. I bought the laptop with Ubuntu that day and that was it."

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