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Software submitted by ootleman 02/16/07 **PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED**
Would love the ability to have a clean Vista install. No AOL software, no earthlink software, no google software - just a clean, original OS. Linux submitted by etotman 02/28/07 I work for a major university and I would love to be able to order Dell laptops and desktops pre-installed with Novell Suse Linux. 2 Comments » Linux, Laptops submitted by mr.peter 02/28/07
I want Linux on the Dell notebooks. Linux submitted by lters 02/28/07 Please add Debian Linux support. It is a very stable server, and workstation. 3 Comments » Jump On Linux with the Newest Interface Linux submitted by emoshunz 02/28/07
By the time dell can implement the wonderful Linux ideas it will be a bit. I am suggesting options, but not too many. A couple of each type, say 4 Debian based (2 KDE, 2 Gnome and 4 Fedora, 2 KDE, 2 Gnome) or any other combo that is more suited like XFCE on laptops, etc. Linux is sure profit for Dell, who's investment requirement is near-nothing! Dell, Linux submitted by linuxfce 02/28/07
I have a Dell e1405 laptop with Linux. SVideo, Native Resolution, Dual Core Optimization, all multimedia functions including hot keys and media buttons. Stop making excuses, and start paying attention. WE WANT LINUX!!! Linux submitted by homer 02/28/07
Dear Michael Dell, We are listening, and as a result, we are working with Novell to certify our corporate client products for Linux, including our OptiPlex desktops, Latitude notebooks and Dell Precision workstations. Well you are obviously not listening. The vast majority of the Linux requests on this site are not from "corporate" customers, they are from end users seeking home computing Linux solutions. Are you listening yet? This is another step towards ensuring that our customers have a good experience with Linux on our systems. It's not a step forward, it's a sidestep shuffle. What exactly are you afraid of ... that people might actually prefer Linux to Windows? I could build and "certify" a Linux workstation in 20 minutes, without the assistance of production facilities and a team of engineers, why is this such a problem for the world's biggest OEM? Are you suggesting that Linux somehow represents a "problem" with regards to hardware, and that it's going to take a team of rocket scientists months to discover Linux compatible components? Right now, Linux works with virtually the same hardware that WIndows XP does, and considerably more hardware than Vista ... but that doesn't seem to have prevented you "certifying" Vista (a.k.a. Windows ME2). What a joke! As this community knows, there is no single customer preference for a distribution of Linux. In the last week, the IdeaStorm community suggested more than half a dozen distributions. We don't want to pick one distribution and alienate users with a preference for another. No, no, no, no. That's not how it works. This is just more excuses. At the end of the day, Linux is Linux is Linux. The distro is not that significant (other than the distinction between a commercial or community distro). Surely the CEO of one of the world's biggest companies can make a decision. Pick a Linux distro and run with it. And stop making excuses. My personal preference is for Fedora Core, but if you offered an Ubuntu desktop machine, I'd buy it, because (like I said) at the end of the day it is Linux that is important, not the distro. My primary motivation is to keep my money out of Microsoft's pockets and have an OS ... any OS ... that is not Windows. I can, and probably will, switch between half a dozen distros during the lifespan of that hardware. However, it is extremely important that you offer pre-installed Linux workstations to end-users, rather than just "OS-free" systems, because without this option, you will be helping to perpetuate the misconception that Linux is not popular. Well congratulations, you have just discovered exactly how much of a misconception this really is. Maybe you should have considered DellIdeaStorm years ago, rather than sit around waiting for point-of-sale figures that could not ever accurately reflect the popularity of something that is a free download. Trust me ... you will not alienate anyone by making a firm choice of distro support. I'm sure the tens of thousands of home users, who are demanding Linux from Dell, will be overjoyed just to have a choice of any Linux distro. We want users to have the opportunity to help define the market for Linux on desktop and notebook systems. This is just nonsensical marketing gobbledegook. Say what you mean, and stop obfuscating the truth with gibberish. You can "define" the market right now ... by selling us what we want, rather than what Microsoft dictates you sell to us. The 200000+ vote for Linux should be a clear enough "definition" for anyone ... who's prepared to listen ... and not bury his head in the sand. In addition to working with Novell, Bad move. By all means offer Microvell to any corporate user gullible enough to swallow Steve Ballmer's baseless FUD about Microsoft's intellectual property, but I think you'll find home users rather less than receptive to any distro offerings from any company that sleeps with the enemy. we are also working with other distributors and evaluating the possibility of additional certifications across our product line. This is the only promising statement in the whole response, but it sounds like a lot of hot air to me. Actions, not words. GIVE US LINUX! Are you trying to rejuvenate sales or not? Give the customers what they want. We are continuing to investigate your other Linux-related ideas, so please continue to check here for updates. Oh I'll be sure to, but I'm not holding my breath. Microsoft has you far too firmly under their thumb for me to seriously expect any positive changes at Dell. Thanks for giving us all a glimmer of (false) hope, though. 68 Comments » This is what everybody is saying and I will say it to! Dell should use Linux! Linux submitted by pro2ghz 02/28/07
Go ahead, you know you want Linux Linux submitted by coiledwire 02/28/07
I think ...we were dreaming...Linux is not mature enough OS yet ...but then again it will never be if PC manufacturer never support it.."chicken or egg situation" Gaming, Linux submitted by tm24fan 02/28/07
Lots of us have used a computer purpose-built for gaming. However, not all of us like to use Windows. A great option would be to have a system with Linux pre-installed (say, Ubuntu for its extreme expandability), native Linux drivers for all the high-performance hardware, and a compatibility layer such as Cedega included. Yes, of course, there is always Wine, but commercial products such as Cedega seem to do better as far as emulating Windows on Linux boxes. Linux submitted by yuv 03/01/07
Which flavor of pre-installed OpenSource System is irrelevant to me. Grabbing one from the net and setting it up is easy, provided the hardware is compatible. So the idea is simple:
Quiet - low energy use - coolings options Environment submitted by robyb 03/01/07
Hi, Servers and Storage submitted by beijaflor 02/19/07
Dell is able to make full PCs for $359. Yet another reason why Dell needs to become more openly Linux-friendly Education, Linux submitted by phubert 03/01/07
Microsoft Windows ousted at California school district IdeaStorm submitted by sanguinemoon 03/01/07
My idea is simple. Don't delete user's ideas that you don't Linux, Sales Strategies submitted by vipercat 03/01/07 I have in the past bought and maintained the Dell Optiplex line of desktops for my home and business. However in recent years I have been angered by Microsoft and Dell's "Lock in" and "attack the consumer" approach. I have switched to Ubuntu Linux 6.10 on the computer I am using now and many other machines. And if Dell will continue deleting and oppressing comments not favorable to MS and their "Lock-in Monopoly" policy, then I will no longer buy or use Dell products. 1 Comment » Linux submitted by tomg68 03/01/07 Not a lot of banter, but I agree with all the Linux posts, I have 2 8300's and had to immediatly format and trash Windows that I was stuck paying for, to install Fedora. Windows is fine if you like it, has nothing to do with cost, but I think Linux is by far more stable, and can do everything Windows can and more, and should be an option on new systems. I see no reason to homebuild, just to escape a Windows purchase you don't desire, when Dell makes fine systems. 1 Comment » pre-installed linux ubuntu on desktops and laptops Linux, Operating Systems, Desktops and Laptops submitted by fra9000 02/20/07 **PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED**
i think linux will be the future...so please make some model-line of desktops and laptops with ubuntu linux pre-installed... thanks submitted by wwjfd2003 03/01/07 This is a screen capture of a post deleted by Dell on this site... why, I wonder was it deleted? 7 Comments » Linux, Desktops and Laptops submitted by chiuchu 02/19/07
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