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rasat

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From: Finland

Registered: 2002-12-27

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Lenova and Dell

Lenovo, one of the world's biggest PC manufacturers, is to start selling laptops to business and consumers with Linux pre-installed on the machines.

Lenovo to offer Linux on laptops
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6933859.stm

Computer giant Dell will start to sell PCs preinstalled with open source Linux operating systems, the firm has said.

Dell gives the go-ahead for Linux
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6506027.stm

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Markku

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2004-12-08

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Re: Lenova and Dell

I read it this morning. It's great news, but also a bit sad there's no consensus on the distribution: as long as every Linux-distribution is so seemingly different to the (dumb) end user, I doubt it will convert a lot of Windows users.

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