Hello (again) from Gregg C Levine That's quite true. Dell, always did look at Linux strangely. During the previous LWE, they were there, if only because Red Hat and, (ugh!), Oracle was. What I find curious is that there is a company called, Emperor Penguin, who will for a reasonable price, sell a laptop with Linux installed. And they were there. I did get into a spirited discussion on that name of theirs, and the services they supplied.
The companies should suggest that Microsoft should go get fitted for a larger hat, and shoe size. Its up to customers that companies make decisions, even I know that. Not some creepy company based in the wrong end of the country. (Just my 25 cents.) ------------------- Gregg C Levine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------ "The Force will be with you...Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi "Use the Force, Luke."� Obi-Wan Kenobi (This company dedicates this E-Mail to General Obi-Wan Kenobi ) (This company dedicates this E-Mail to Master Yoda ) > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Tom Duerbusch > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 12:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] Linux ready for the desktop: IBM > > About a year and a half ago, IBM (and I want to say Dell) sold laptops > and desktops with Linux installed. I still have the IBM catalogs.... > > Then Dell pulled their Linux option. Seems Microslop said that > offering another operating system was in violation of the agreement for > Premier Business partners. I assume that IBM is one also. > > So, just like back in the Windows 3.1 arena, IBM had to install MSDOS > with Windows 3.1 on IBM PCs for retail, instead of IBM DOS (now PC DOS) > or OS/2 or TopView or.... > > Tom Duerbusch > THD Consulting > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/12/03 10:03AM >>> > My biggest frustration about the "Linux ready for the desktop" is that > IBM's home/home office page still does not have Linux as an OS > option. (Dell and Getyway, the last time I checked don't either.) > Until > IBM takes the plunge and PROVIDES Linux on the desktop it is hard to > convice users that it truely is ready! > > > Best Regards, > Dale Strickler > Cole Software, LLC > Voice: 540-456-8896 > Fax: 540-456-6658 > Web: http://www.colesoft.com/
