From: "John Beamish" 

Offering a Linux solution  /.ers buying a Linux solution from Dell.

IOW, asking /.ers what they want *may* get (probably *will* get) answers
that do not match the answers that are being provided by people who really
do make the purchasing decisions.  The noise will drown the signal.

On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:44:04 -0400, Rich Gauszka
 wrote:

> Dell could easily find out. Just pick a stable Linux distribution and
> offer
> it as a configurable item. Dell claims experience with Red Hat and SUSE
> so a
> support mechanism should already be in place. I wonder if the consumer
> side
> orders would number greater than 10 ?
>
>
> "John Beamish"  wrote in message
> news:op.to5tcxfdm6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
>> Lots of /.ers will fill in the survey.  Wonder how many of them would
>> actually buy a Dell?
>>
>> On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:29:01 -0400, mike  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Someone posted the survey link on slashdot.
>>>
>>>  /m
>>>
>
>

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