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Dell Ubuntu Linux has arrivedPosted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on May 25, 2007 6:28 AM
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Late yesterday Dell opened the floodgates of its grand consumer Linux experiment by offering three systems with Ubuntu Desktop Edition version 7.04 pre-installed. The cheapest systems are a $599 including...[Read the rest]

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Ubuntu-powered Dell rigs are finally here and by 4pm CST today you'll be able to place an order. Will you be placing an order? [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: May 24, 2007 6:13 AM
Dell's not really serious about Linux
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Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: May 22, 2007 8:40 AM
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Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: May 15, 2007 2:59 PM
Would Dell be dumb enough to buy Radio Shack?
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Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: May 7, 2007 1:26 PM
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Dell says it's on board with the Microsoft and Novell Linux partnership. As part of the deal, Dell will buy SUSE Linux Enterprise Server certificates from Microsoft. It will also... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: May 7, 2007 3:37 AM
Dell may give Ubuntu a mainstream lift
Update: Dell has officially announced itS Ubuntu support on the company's blog. Dell giving preinstalled desktop Linux another try with Ubuntu and this time may get it right. As... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: May 1, 2007 12:28 PM
Dell to offer Ubuntu 7.04 pre-installed
As expected, Dell announced today that they would be offering Ubuntu Linux on select consumer desktop and notebook products. In an interview, Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu, talks about the... [Read the rest]
Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: May 1, 2007 9:11 AM
And people say that Dell is cheap ...
When I tell people that I prefer to build my own PC rather than buy from OEMs, people wonder why. They they go on to mumble something about OEM PC... [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Apr 30, 2007 6:09 AM
Dell will build you a 'kit car' for your data center
Dell has been building custom designed servers for customers that are creating new data center architectures in an attempt to cut cooling costs. Forrest Norrod, vice president and general... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 30, 2007 5:17 AM
Dude, you're getting Linux!
Responding to intense customer demand, Dell will offer home and office machines with Linux pre-installed, and work with its hardware suppliers to develop, test, and maintain free software drivers. [Read the rest]
Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Mar 29, 2007 6:04 AM
Planets align for Linux surge
A unique convergence of events could be the tipping point for widespread Linux and open source adoption. [Read the rest]
Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Mar 15, 2007 5:48 AM
Dell still trying to figure out what customers want
It seems that Dell is still trying to figure out what customers want when it comes to Linux. Not content with IdeaStorm, Dell now has a survey where those who... [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Mar 13, 2007 3:26 PM
Dell: The future matters, but we're not talking
Dell CEO Michael Dell noted his companys fourth quarter results were disappointing, "but what matters is our future plan of action." Unfortunately, Dell has chosen to clam up beyond that... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 1, 2007 2:23 PM
What about pre-installed Linux with no support?
Heres an idea. One of the reason that Dell isnt happy about providing a PC with pre-installed Linux is because of the support costs. But what if Dell offered PCs... [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Mar 1, 2007 1:21 PM
Dell - Make Windows optional extra on all your PCs
Dell doesn't want to go to the cost and hassle of supporting multiple Linux distros. The alternative is simple - make Windows optional extra on all your PCs. [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Mar 1, 2007 6:39 AM
What Dell customers want - Linux, no craplets, more RAM, no offshored tech support
Can Dell's Ideastorm help them bacK on track? Have they finally learned that the key to success is listening to customers? [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Feb 20, 2007 6:29 AM
Dell customers demand Linux on new customer feedback site
This weekend Dell launched a new customer feedback site with digg-like voting called "Dell IdeaStorm". After only two days, it already has >25,000 votes for pre-installing Linux on Dell PCs.... [Read the rest]
Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Feb 19, 2007 9:25 PM
Dell crowdsources innovation
Last week, Dell launched 'IdeaStorm', a Digg-style customer feedback site which invites users to submit and vote on ways to improve the company's product line and service. [Read the rest]
Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Feb 19, 2007 9:14 AM
AMD still in at Dell
Major changes are afoot at Dell, following the departure of its CEO, Kevin Rollins and the return of founder Michael Dell as the company’s chief executive. But one thing that... [Read the rest]
Posted by John Spooner in The Core Truth on: Feb 5, 2007 6:45 AM
Hey Michael Dell, bring customer service home
One of the reasons given for Michael Dell re-claiming the CEO mantle at Dell last week was the realization that customer service standards had slipped, and need to be... [Read the rest]
Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Feb 5, 2007 6:26 AM
The problem at Dell wasn't the CEO. It's the commodity R&D
Michael Dells reassumption of the CEOs post at Dell is a shell game that can do little more than temporarily assuage Wall Street. Lets be honest. As chairman of the... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Feb 2, 2007 11:14 AM
Michael Dell's return no slam dunk
Will Michael Dells second act at his namesake company look like Steve Jobs? Or Ted Waitts. The computer industry offers two recent examples of what happens when prodigal sons... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 1, 2007 11:35 AM
Michael Dell reclaims Dell CEO throne, Dell 2.0 begins
Michael Dell is CEO again of his namesake company. Kevin Rollins is out. Why? The company is going to have another earnings miss. Dell said it "expects its fourth quarter... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 31, 2007 1:35 PM
Dell: "Tens of thousands" of copies of Vista sold
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Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Jan 29, 2007 11:31 AM
My 42 minutes with Michael Dell
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Posted by Ed Bott in Ed Bott's Microsoft Report on: Jan 10, 2007 7:31 AM
Is it Dell vs. SPEC? or Dell vs. Linux?
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Posted by Paul Murphy in Managing L'unix on: Dec 13, 2006 12:06 AM
Dell says it can save $200 per server per year on energy, but doesn't publish data to back the claim up
Scale out. That has always been Dells strategy when it comes adding more horsepower to a data center. Just add more Intel-based boxes. Some of Dells Intel-based boxes. Over the... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Dec 5, 2006 5:58 AM
Apple vs. Dell price war
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Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Dec 4, 2006 12:01 AM
Dell: Our customer service has improved
If you call Dells customer service department youll be on hold one-third as long as you would have been this time last year. Tucked away--actually second to last paragraph--in Dells... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Nov 21, 2006 1:43 PM
Why Dell doesn't understand blogging
In a previous post, Ive already rendered one opinion on why I think Dell doesnt quite get blogging. Today came more evidence of this.In that previous post (which really has... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Berlind in Between the Lines on: Nov 8, 2006 11:24 AM
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