Comments on: Dell says Ubuntu is safer than Windows – Then retracts the statement http://www.foogazi.com/2010/06/17/dell-says-ubuntu-is-safer-than-windows-then-retracts-the-statement/ Linux Tips, Tricks, and Opinions Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:49:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Rex http://www.foogazi.com/2010/06/17/dell-says-ubuntu-is-safer-than-windows-then-retracts-the-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-57777 Rex Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:25:48 +0000 http://www.foogazi.com/?p=446#comment-57777 Dell has done this same behavior for years: make a big splash about offering Linux pre-installed, then reducing the offerings to undesirable configurations at inflated prices, then withdrawing those offerings altogether. I own several Dell products. My mistake. With this iteration Dell has made my permanent boycott list. - If Dell wants off my list they will have to offer their entire computer product line with an option "no operating system" and dump the Broadcom WiFi cards. Dell has done this same behavior for years: make a big splash about offering Linux pre-installed, then reducing the offerings to undesirable configurations at inflated prices, then withdrawing those offerings altogether.

I own several Dell products. My mistake. With this iteration Dell has made my permanent boycott list. – If Dell wants off my list they will have to offer their entire computer product line with an option “no operating system” and dump the Broadcom WiFi cards.

]]> By: cam2644 http://www.foogazi.com/2010/06/17/dell-says-ubuntu-is-safer-than-windows-then-retracts-the-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-55432 cam2644 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:21:12 +0000 http://www.foogazi.com/?p=446#comment-55432 Microsoft do have a reputation for bullying and censoring Microsoft do have a reputation for bullying and censoring

]]> By: blackbelt_jones http://www.foogazi.com/2010/06/17/dell-says-ubuntu-is-safer-than-windows-then-retracts-the-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-55350 blackbelt_jones Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:50:17 +0000 http://www.foogazi.com/?p=446#comment-55350 To be fair, it's easy to imagine this happening without any direct pressure from MS. Someone could have simply decided that making a public statement favoring one platform (particularly the less popular one) was not in Dell's best interest. Anyway, I'm sure retracting the statement earned it ten times as much attention, so I'm happy. To be fair, it’s easy to imagine this happening without any direct pressure from MS. Someone could have simply decided that making a public statement favoring one platform (particularly the less popular one) was not in Dell’s best interest. Anyway, I’m sure retracting the statement earned it ten times as much attention, so I’m happy.

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