> From dell.com/ubuntu, it's pretty good: 10 things to know about Ubuntu,
Yes. Still, the first thing purchasers read once landed on their Website is a despicable "Windows® . Life without WallsTM . Dell recommends Windows 7." in bold characters in a strategic position, right below the search field and the main menus, and above supportive links. Like screaming to your girlfriend: "Darling, you know I love you. It's just that I prefer to fuck someone else". > the link to buy Ubuntu laptops even works! I can select open-source OS in the > list of OSs. Not completely. I can see what you mean, most are available, indeed. I've searched for "ubuntu laptop" and "ubuntu", and got a full list of laptops and netbooks showing a humble Ubuntu® Linux® version 8.10, or, more frequently, just Ubuntu® Linux® after a long list of Genuine Windows® Whatevers®. But when I select one of the results, and click on Tech Specs, Ubuntu happens to disappear magically. And have you actually tried to customise a machine? Some of those I've tried don't let you choose an OS other than Windows, and they are: Inspiron (14, and 10), New Inspiron Mini 10 (including 1012 and any variation of the mini series). Others stick to their promise, and they are: Vostro (1014, 1015, and v13), and Latitute (13 , 2100 and 2110). A good (half) step forward with respect to the UK (or even Italy), but still... -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Registry Administrators, which is the registrant for Debian. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~registry Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~registry More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
