What seems very strange about Dell's website is the (US/EU) inconsistency of
their message.

From dell.co.ok/ubuntu. As you've discussed, it's very poor: Clicking on
"shop for ubuntu laptops" - doesn't link to any, the comparison webpage is
utter rubbish, and Ubuntu isn't even a selectable option for OS (a choice of
5 versions of Windows) when shopping on the dell.co.uk website...

From dell.com/ubuntu, it's pretty good: 10 things to know about Ubuntu, the
link to buy Ubuntu laptops even works! I can select open-source OS in the
list of OSs. And you've probably seen the advert now:
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/07/best-advert-for-ubuntu-you-probably.html

On 23 July 2010 14:15, »John« <email address hidden> wrote:

> > >
> http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/windows_or_ubuntu
> > > Choose Windows "If you are new to computers" - a bad joke. Especially
> when new to computers and not having to deal with old required Windows
> stuff, it is easier to use Ubuntu.
> > Yeah. It is exactly those users that should start with ubuntu, before
> they get used with Windows.
>
> Took the words right out of my mouth.
>
>
> > > That said, there are still people sending .doc and .xls files and the
> like around. This is a virus that has to be stopped also...
> > This is a bigger problem then Windows market share. Microsoft Office is
> one of those things that keeps corporations from switching. Personally I
> only toss PDF files around. We have to work harder to get people to stop
> using proprietary formats.
>
> Damn right. Did you know that despite of what most of us probably think,
> the M$ flagship product is actually their Office suite? That's one of
> the "killer apps" that usually keeps corporate Windown$ users from
> switching (the others being CAD and DTP as far as I remember).
> I can confirm this using the experience with my cousin - she was so
> stuck in her M$ Office ways that the FUD from having to learn something
> like OpenOffice alone was more than enough to keep her from even
> considering using Ubuntu. Stupid Windown$ was hammering her WLAN card
> for no reason like every month or so and she had to keep asking me or
> her brother to make it work over and over again, but she still wouldn't
> let us help her switch. The funny thing is that the other day my
> granddad (hardcore ICT beginner but at the same time a happy user of my
> ancient K5 desktop running Xubuntu) needed her help with some document
> he just wrote. She came over, got the job done without any major
> problems and pretty much got the hang of things in the process. In the
> end she told him "You know what? It's really easy to use… but don't tell
> John what I just said!". So afraid of my "I told you so…"
> So (bundling restrictions aside), offering a good drop-in replacement
> for M$ Office will really hammer them!
>
> --
> Microsoft has a majority market share
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> Bug description:
> Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace.
> This is a bug, which Ubuntu is designed to fix.
>
> Non-free software is holding back innovation in the IT industry,
> restricting access to IT to a small part of the world's population and
> limiting the ability of software developers to reach their full potential,
> globally. This bug is widely evident in the PC industry.
>
> Steps to repeat:
>
> 1. Visit a local PC store.
>
> What happens:
> 2. Observe that a majority of PCs for sale have non-free software
> pre-installed.
> 3. Observe very few PCs with Ubuntu and free software pre-installed.
>
> What should happen:
> 1. A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software like
> Ubuntu.
> 2. Ubuntu should be marketed in a way such that its amazing features and
> benefits would be apparent and known by all.
> 3. The system shall become more and more user friendly as time passes.
>
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