Re: [ubuntu-uk] Going back to the Dell deal...

2007-09-08 Thread Matthew Daubney
Michael Holloway wrote: snip 2. How many Linux users would buy a one? I'm not sure i can answer this, but i imagine not too many. Most linux users like to customise their machines, and put all the latest and greatest (or cheapest and oldest) compenents into it. So they would normally buy a

[ubuntu-uk] Going back to the Dell deal...

2007-09-07 Thread Michael Holloway
[-| I just realized how long this is, sorry in advance :) |-] I was just on Dell's site, I thought out of interest i'll go see what they have. While you can find Ubuntu machines by browsing, its not exactly advertised... so you will never come accross it unless you are looking for it, and unless

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Going back to the Dell deal...

2007-09-07 Thread Matthew Larsen
Hello, The one definate reason I can think of for Dell doing is, is simply the demand for PC's with Linux pre-installed on it / Windows not pre-installed. Why bother otherwise? Stretching that the other reason I can think of is to put pressure on Microsoft. If Dell are successfull selling Linux

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Going back to the Dell deal...

2007-09-07 Thread Mark Harrison
Michael Holloway wrote: 2. How many Linux users would buy a one? I'm not sure i can answer this, but i imagine not too many. Most linux users like to customise their machines, and put all the latest and greatest (or cheapest and oldest) compenents into it. 10 years ago, that would have