On Mon, 2004-11-01 at 14:24 -0600, Danny Sauer wrote:
I'll wait to give them kudos until after I see if they'll keep it around this time. Dell offered Linux-ed machines a few years back, but then dropped that option due to lack of interest (possibly because it was nearly impossible to *find* the option). Then again, I ordered some machines from VA Linux at that time, since Dell wasn't supportive, and look which company is still [effectively] around. :)
My understanding is that they dropped the idea before because of pressure from Microsoft - Dell isn't doing so well now, so maybe they're more prepared to take that risk. I very much doubt that the decision has anything but a commercial basis. I'm a cynic, though......... David -- Registered Linux User No 207521 The Linux Counter: http://counter.li.org/ "The above is my personal opinion and does not necessarily reflect that of the little voices in my head."