Could Dell Own Green?
Environment submitted by adrian
02/01/07 **REVIEWED**
Environmental concern and sustainability are today real issues with consumers and voters in many of Dell's markets. It looks as if a genuine commitment to reducing carbon and cleaning up their footprint will become a more important factor for companies wanting to strengthen consumer loyalty in the coming years.
Dell has already made its environmental commitment clear.My suggestion is that this could become a hallmark of the company - why not make the products, literally, green? If Apple can own 'pretty' and IBM/Lenovo can own 'serious', why can't Dell own 'green'?
Dell continues to do a lot to support our environment like our Plant a Tree for Me program and other activities documented on our Environment blog on Direct2Dell. Click here for more details.
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recycle all laptop parts
Environment, Laptops submitted by anechoic
02/20/07
when a laptop is at the end of its lifecycle one should be able to return it to the manufacturer and have them recycle any and all parts.
A precursor to this would be to design laptops in such a way where certain parts could be used in newer machines.
Better than sending old laptops into a landfill somewhere.
more green thinking -- less greenwashing!
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Old computer recycle program
Environment, Desktops and Laptops submitted by carr0075
02/20/07
Maybe DELL does this already, but DELL should offer consumers a computer recycling program for their old computers. If DELL wants to really work towards being "green" reducing the amount of computer related toxic material being dumped into local landfills would be a good beginning.
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Going green by planting a tree
Dell, Environment, Desktops and Laptops submitted by carr0075
02/20/07
Fluffy and empty of true impact. I look forward to the time when vast Dell forests cover the barren plains of .... hmmm, I mean the vast carbon spewing life-sucking cities of....where are the tree's being planted again? Ok, the idea of planting trees is not totally without merit but, gee whiz, is this the best idea that Dell could conceive?
A better idea would be more energy efficient machines and more transparency on how you recycle e-waste (where do you send all of that old lead etc..Asia?). Tell your customers where they can send old machines for recycling rather than have toxic material end up in landfills. An even better idea would be to offer your customers the option of paying a small fee, similar to the tree idea, that would allow them to send their computer back to Dell for recycling. Heck Dell wouldn't even have to do much more than act as a go between for an established recycling company.
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Embeded Linux on Laptops
Linux, Operating Systems, Laptops submitted by philrio
04/03/07
Create a laptop with embeded Linux on a chip as the default OS. This would create a relaible bootable system that would allow multiple OS installations on the hardrive and multi-boot environment. No matter what you'd always have that Core Linux OS.
This idea is the tip of the iceburg. What if you had multiple embedded operating systems ? Now that Mac is on Intel why not embed Mac, WIndows, Linux basic OS's each on their own chip. The HD could be shared by all three.
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In how many ways does Dell mislead customers about Vista
Operating Systems submitted by jmxz
04/04/07
Dell seems to be doing a lot of misleading customers about Vista:
- On Dell's High Performance Computing Clusters page [1] clearly states "Dell recommends Windows Vista™" on the same page that talks about Dell's impressive results in the Top500 supercomputers list. Yet when I go to the Top500 lists themselves [2] I note that all 17 of Dell's supercomputers on the list are running Linux (6 redhat, 11 unspecified)
- More generally, Dell *OFTEN* puts "Dell recommends [a specific version of Vista]" on a page where the version of Vista they recommend is horribly inappropriate for the system they're discussing on the page (for example, recommending a high-end version of Vista on a machine with a low memory setting)
- They do not show the various Vista EULAs and how severely they restrict the ways customers can use - and even talk about(!!!) - Vista [3]
- They put misleading and false "Vista" stickers on their machines [4]
- They never disclose to customers the spyware they're including with Vista [5]
Dell should fix this in a few ways: - Dell: On pages that showcase your Linux successes [1], don't put the Dell Recommends Vista ad [6]
- Dell: Don't put the "Dell Recommends Vista" ads on a page if the computer being discussed has less than the 2GB Ram and very fast CPUs and high end graphics cards that Vista requires to get a decent experience.
- Dell: Don't even offer the Vista OS as a choice if a machine has less than the 2GB Ram and very fast CPUs and high end graphics cards that Vista requires to get a decent experience.
- Dell: Make your customers read a summary of the EULA (and the specific one that matches their version of Vista - because the versions have very different license terms[3]) before buying it.
- Dell: Tell people about the spyware you bundle with Vista that can be used against your customers [5]
[1] http://www.dell.com/hpcc [2] http://www.top500.org/static/lists/2006/11/TOP500_200611.xls [3] http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/65619 [4] http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/5302 [5] http://ideastorm.com/article/show/65249 [6] http://ideastorm.com/article/show/63583< more ways Dell misleads customers about Vista that I missed?
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Pre-Installed Linux | Ubuntu | Fedora | OpenSUSE | Multi-Boot
Linux, Operating Systems - Multiboot, Sales Strategies, Desktops and Laptops submitted by dhart
02/16/07 **PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED**
Offer the 3 top free Linux versions for free pre-installation on all Dell PCs.
Quality free and open source software drastically lowers the cost of new PCs, and helps prevent software piracy. For example OpenOffice.org, the Microsoft Office alternative, can shave hundreds of dollars off the price of a new PC. Cast your vote for OpenOffice and other free software.
Offer easy multi-boot options with Windows Vista, Windows XP, or NO Windows (yes, Linux can entirely replace Windows!)
Offer trade-ins and Linux CDs for older model Dell PCs. Cast your vote for the mini Linux Dell PC and the Universal Education Dell PC, both utilizing free software.
Would you try Linux if it were this easy?
CHOICE is what consumers want on their new PCs, not annoying surprise circus-ware (the typical smattering of confusing 3rd party popup-infested software found on most new Dell PCs). Quality free and open source software is well behaved, and may be legally pre-installed on PCs, and legally shared with friends and family, sharing is encouraged! Cast your vote for consumer CHOICE and public transparency at Dell.
Please take a look at www.dell.com/open for linux options on the Inspiron.
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Provide Linux Drivers for all your Hardware
Linux submitted by gergnz
02/19/07 **IN PROGRESS**
I don't care whether the OS is pre-installed or not, I want all the hardware to be totally supported in the Linux kernel without in mucking around. I currently have a Dell M1210 and I wish the modem would work, just in case I need it. The web cam would work, just in case I need it. At least the Intel wireless card is totally supported. Thanks Intel!!
Drivers are available for Linux to make some but not all hardware work. We continue to work with our partners to provide for better hardware support. See more specifics from john_h.
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Pre-Installed OpenOffice | alternative to MS Works & MS Office
Software, Desktops and Laptops submitted by dhart
02/17/07
Provide OpenOffice.org for free pre-installation alongside Microsoft Works and Microsoft Office. OpenOffice.org is more capable than Microsoft Works, and a serious competitor to Microsoft Office, at a fraction of the cost (it's free!)
OpenOffice.org can open, create, edit and save Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files.
Provide as OPTIONS for pre-installation many other high-quality free software programs such as:
- Firefox: web browser with popup and privacy controls; say goodbye to Internet Explorer infections!
- Thunderbird: email program with free anti-spam and privacy controls
- Pidgin: instant messaging all-in-one program for popup-free MSN, Yahoo, AOL and others
&nsbp;[ed: GAIM was renamed Pidgin in April 2007 to settle the issue with AOL's trademark on AIM]
- PDFCreator: creates Adobe PDF files from any program
- Scribus, Inkscape & GIMP: desktop publishing, freehand drawing & powerful image editing
- Audacity & VLC: multi-track audio editing & universal all-in-one media/video/movie/DVD player
- Stellarium & Celestia: planetarium viewer & outer-space mapping, like Google Earth, but for our Solar System
Pre-installed quality free and open source software drastically lowers the cost of new PCs, and helps prevent software piracy. Cast your vote for Linux and other free software. Cast your vote for the Universal Education PC [ed: article removed/merged by dell_admin] utilizing free software.
CHOICE is what consumers want on their new PCs, not annoying surprise circus-ware (the typical smattering of confusing 3rd party popup-infested software found on most new Dell PCs). Quality free and open source software is well behaved, and may be legally pre-installed on PCs, and legally shared with friends and family, sharing is encouraged! Cast your vote for consumer CHOICE and public transparency at Dell.
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Have Firefox pre-installed as default browser
Software submitted by robinjfisher
02/19/07 **REVIEWED**
Does what it says on the tin! Most people only use IE because they aren't aware of other browsers - they think Internet Explorer is the Internet! What would really drive take up of alternative browsers is if Firefox was pre-installed as the default browser so that when people look for the "Internet" in Windows, they are using FF.
Firefox advocates at Dell have initiated discussions and driven action around exploring alternative internet browsers and experiences. As you can tell from our response to the Linux community, open source continues to be a part of our conversations about new products and services.
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