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Having bowed to the Linux enthusiasts - at least in America - and having given them PCs with Ubuntu installed at the factory, Dell is now being pressured to sell the boxes worldwide, offer the same discounts as it does on Windows machines, make the Linux boxes cheaper than the same configurations bearing Windows and pre-install OpenOffice on all its machines next to Works and Microsoft Office. Oh, yes, and they think Dell should run a TV spot for the Ubuntu boxes.
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Having bowed to the Linux enthusiasts - at least in America - and having given them PCs with Ubuntu installed at the factory, Dell is now being pressured to sell the boxes worldwide, offer the same discounts as it does on Windows machines, make the Linux boxes cheaper than the same configurations bearing Windows and pre-install OpenOffice on all its machines next to Works and Microsoft Office. Oh, yes, and they think Dell should run a TV spot for the Ubuntu boxes. |
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