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February 23, 2007
There’s been a great response to Dell IdeaStorm, and we ***spam*** for your contributions. As a result of your strong interest we’ve already learned a few things and are making (and planning) improvements. Here are the key updates so far:
Pre-Installed Linux Options
It’s exciting to see the IdeaStorm community’s interest in open source solutions like Linux and OpenOffice. Your feedback has been all about flexibility and we have seen a consistent request to provide platforms that allow people to install their operating system of choice. We are listening, and as a result, we are working with Novell to certify our corporate client products for Linux, including our OptiPlex desktops, Latitude notebooks and Dell Precision workstations. This is another step towards ensuring that our customers have a good experience with Linux on our systems.
As this community knows, there is no single customer preference for a distribution of Linux. In the last week, the IdeaStorm community suggested more than half a dozen distributions. We don't want to pick one distribution and alienate users with a preference for another. We want users to have the opportunity to help define the market for Linux on desktop and notebook systems. In addition to working with Novell, we are also working with other distributors and evaluating the possibility of additional certifications across our product line. We are continuing to investigate your other Linux-related ideas, so please continue to check here for updates.
To read about the recent addition of Latitude notebooks to our n-series family, read Direct2Dell from one of Dell’s Linux solution architects, or visit www.dell.com/linux and www.dell.com/nseries.
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/glob ... l=en&s=gen
Dell has also taken steps to make it easier for customers to remove software once they receive their PC. Today, customers can kick-off an un-install of almost any application by declining the EULA (End User Licensing Agreement) associated with software.
clubic a écrit:Ouvert début février, le blog Dell Idea Storm a déjà reçu des dizaines de milliers de visites, et des centaines de propositions ont été déposées par les internautes. L'une d'elles, qui suggère l'installation par défaut d'un système d'exploitation Linux au sein des ordinateurs portables Dell, a littéralement été plébiscitée.
Oui, Dell vendra bien des ordinateurs sous Linux. Le constructeur a écouté l’avis des internautes qui se sont manifestés sur sa boîte à idées, Dell IdeaStorm, lancée le 16 février. Une réaction rapide et exemplaire.
Eric Raymond a écrit:"The second-order implications are even more ***spam***, because I think there's no way that Michael Dell didn't see this coming," Raymond wrote. "His company has been quietly selling Linux machines to business customers for several years -- which means he's got more than enough real-world market data to see where the trends are going. Mr. Dell had to have a pretty strong suspicion that Linux preinstalls were going to show up as a top user demand before the fact -- and yet, he let IdeaStorm happen anyway. This tells me he isn't nearly as nervous about angering Microsoft as he used to be. Something in the balance of power between the world's largest PC vendor and the crew in Redmond has shifted, and not in Redmond's favor. You can bet money on that."
Running Linux on Dell laptops could have another lure, Raymond wrote. "I think one significant problem Dell and Microsoft are facing is just that Vista is too resource-hungry and bloated to run well on sub-$500 machines, which are the highest-volume market segment now. Dell may be arranging itself some maneuvering room to preinstall an [operating system] that won't make its low-end hardware look like crap."
Mark Margevichius, de Gartner a écrit:The bottom line, he said, is that "if it makes sense for Dell's business to partner with the Linux industry or anyone else, they'd do it. If Dell could ***spam*** Mac OS X on Dell hardware, they would do it, if they could ***spam*** more."
A Microsoft spokesman could not be reached for comment.
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