From: mike 


Would use != would buy.

 /m


On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:49:59 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote:

>70,000 responded that they would use Linux?
>
>http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/10938/53/
>
>Dell confirms Linux on notebooks and desktops
>Thursday, 29 March 2007
>
>In light of overwhelming customer demand, Dell has officially confirmed it
>will soon offer Linux pre-installed on select consumer desktop and notebook
>systems.
>
>Of the more than 100,000 people who took Dell's online Linux survey, more
>than 70 per cent of respondents said they would use a Dell system with a
>Linux operating system for both home and office use, according to a Dell
>company blog.
>
>"Dell has heard you and we will expand our Linux support beyond our existing
>servers and Precision workstation line," says the blog entry.
>
>"Our first step in this effort is offering Linux pre-installed on select
>desktop and notebook systems. We will provide an update in the coming weeks
>that includes detailed information on which systems we will offer, our
>testing and certification efforts, and the Linux distribution(s) that will
>be available. The countdown begins today."
>
>The Linux survey followed Dell's recent "IdeaStorm" community
consultation
>process, which saw more than 110,000 people call upon Dell to ship consumer
>PCs running Linux. It was the most requested feature, followed by 75,000
>requests for Dell to bundle OpenOffice office software. Seven of the top ten
>requested features all involved focusing on open source software (eight if
>you include calls to ship PCs without an operating system).
>
>The open source community has since called upon head honcho Michael Dell to
>pre-install OpenOffice on Dell computers.
>

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