Customer demand
Dell will offer Linux pre-installed on select desktop and notebook
systems, beyond its current Linux-based servers and Precision
workstations.
The move follows feedback on its IdeaStorm site and a survey two weeks ago that got more than 100,000 responses.
More
than 70 percent f survey respondents said they would use a Dell system
with a Linux operating system for both home and office use.
Survey respondents indicated they wanted a selection of notebook and desktop offerings.
Majority
of survey respondents said that existing community-based support forums
would meet their technical support needs for a tested and validated
Linux operating system on a Dell system.
Survey respondents indicated that improved hardware support for Linux is as important as the distribution offered.
Dell
has been short on providing a time frame for the release of products
but said it will keep customers up-to-date on which systems we will
offer, our testing and certification efforts, and the Linux
distribution(s) that will be available.
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