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eWeek: When Is a Linux Workstation Really a Desktop?

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]

“Is Dell is on its way to becoming the first tier-one PC vendor
to offer a mainstream business Linux desktop to U.S. customers?
It’s starting to look that way.

“In the recent past, Dell has toyed with shipping a
Linux-powered PC to the U.S. market. But, when push came to shove,
the results–a Dimension E510n PC shipped with an empty hard drive,
a copy of the obscure, open-source FreeDOS operating system and no
support if you did install Linux–were less then impressive…”

Complete
Story

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