Stop recommending any Thrid Party stuff
Advertising and Marketing submitted by hemantm
02/22/07
Let the customer decide what is good for him/her or their business. Dell should stop forcing Microsoft to all the customers. Promotional banners like "Dell recommends Windows Vista™ Business" clearly indicates lack of customer orientation from Dell. Microsoft is NOT Dell, and Dell should only promote Dell stuff. Dell recommending Microsoft everywhere in advertisements and Dell websites and other promotional places clearly indicates of secret deals between Dell and Microsoft. This only shows the "Customer is *ILLITERATE* and will buy any *JUNK*" attitude of DELL.
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Laptop Charging Upgrade
Laptop Power submitted by shiloh.meyers
02/23/07
I've had my laptop for a year or so, but in my forgetfulness, I've used it plugged into the wall why my battery was in, thus speeding up the degradation of the battery's life. I've had this problem with my laptop, as well as a number of other devices that use rechargable lithium-ion batteries, and I'd like to see something done about it. How about this: When you plug your laptop into the wall, the battery will charge like normal, but how about a warning or a message or something to let me know when its done and that I should take the battery out if I intend to keep the laptop plugged in. At least let the charge from the wall bypass the battery if its fully charged. I think this would substantially help those people who don't know a whole lot about their batteries keep their battery lives as long as they can be, and would avoid those consumers who get angry at a degrading battery life.
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Pre-Installed OpenOffice | alternative to MS Works & MS Office
Software, Desktops and Laptops submitted by dhart
02/17/07
Provide OpenOffice.org for free pre-installation alongside Microsoft Works and Microsoft Office. OpenOffice.org is more capable than Microsoft Works, and a serious competitor to Microsoft Office, at a fraction of the cost (it's free!)
OpenOffice.org can open, create, edit and save Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files.
Provide as OPTIONS for pre-installation many other high-quality free software programs such as:
- Firefox: web browser with popup and privacy controls; say goodbye to Internet Explorer infections!
- Thunderbird: email program with free anti-spam and privacy controls
- Pidgin: instant messaging all-in-one program for popup-free MSN, Yahoo, AOL and others
&nsbp;[ed: GAIM was renamed Pidgin in April 2007 to settle the issue with AOL's trademark on AIM]
- PDFCreator: creates Adobe PDF files from any program
- Scribus, Inkscape & GIMP: desktop publishing, freehand drawing & powerful image editing
- Audacity & VLC: multi-track audio editing & universal all-in-one media/video/movie/DVD player
- Stellarium & Celestia: planetarium viewer & outer-space mapping, like Google Earth, but for our Solar System
Pre-installed quality free and open source software drastically lowers the cost of new PCs, and helps prevent software piracy. Cast your vote for Linux and other free software. Cast your vote for the Universal Education PC [ed: article removed/merged by dell_admin] utilizing free software.
CHOICE is what consumers want on their new PCs, not annoying surprise circus-ware (the typical smattering of confusing 3rd party popup-infested software found on most new Dell PCs). Quality free and open source software is well behaved, and may be legally pre-installed on PCs, and legally shared with friends and family, sharing is encouraged! Cast your vote for consumer CHOICE and public transparency at Dell.
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Pre-Installed Linux | Ubuntu | Fedora | OpenSUSE | Multi-Boot
Linux, Operating Systems - Multiboot, Sales Strategies, Desktops and Laptops submitted by dhart
02/16/07 **PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED**
Offer the 3 top free Linux versions for free pre-installation on all Dell PCs.
Quality free and open source software drastically lowers the cost of new PCs, and helps prevent software piracy. For example OpenOffice.org, the Microsoft Office alternative, can shave hundreds of dollars off the price of a new PC. Cast your vote for OpenOffice and other free software.
Offer easy multi-boot options with Windows Vista, Windows XP, or NO Windows (yes, Linux can entirely replace Windows!)
Offer trade-ins and Linux CDs for older model Dell PCs. Cast your vote for the mini Linux Dell PC and the Universal Education Dell PC, both utilizing free software.
Would you try Linux if it were this easy?
CHOICE is what consumers want on their new PCs, not annoying surprise circus-ware (the typical smattering of confusing 3rd party popup-infested software found on most new Dell PCs). Quality free and open source software is well behaved, and may be legally pre-installed on PCs, and legally shared with friends and family, sharing is encouraged! Cast your vote for consumer CHOICE and public transparency at Dell.
Please take a look at www.dell.com/open for linux options on the Inspiron.
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