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Build a Linux Info Page on Dell.com Dell Web Site, Linux submitted by josmar52789 05/04/07
This would be a great resource for people who are unfamiliar with Linux and would help existing users to learn more about Linux. Dell Web Site, Linux submitted by mrlinux11 03/28/07 How about posting the Linux Survey Results ???? 7 Comments » Stop making excuses, and start paying attention. WE WANT LINUX!!! Linux submitted by homer 02/28/07
Dear Michael Dell, We are listening, and as a result, we are working with Novell to certify our corporate client products for Linux, including our OptiPlex desktops, Latitude notebooks and Dell Precision workstations. Well you are obviously not listening. The vast majority of the Linux requests on this site are not from "corporate" customers, they are from end users seeking home computing Linux solutions. Are you listening yet? This is another step towards ensuring that our customers have a good experience with Linux on our systems. It's not a step forward, it's a sidestep shuffle. What exactly are you afraid of ... that people might actually prefer Linux to Windows? I could build and "certify" a Linux workstation in 20 minutes, without the assistance of production facilities and a team of engineers, why is this such a problem for the world's biggest OEM? Are you suggesting that Linux somehow represents a "problem" with regards to hardware, and that it's going to take a team of rocket scientists months to discover Linux compatible components? Right now, Linux works with virtually the same hardware that WIndows XP does, and considerably more hardware than Vista ... but that doesn't seem to have prevented you "certifying" Vista (a.k.a. Windows ME2). What a joke! As this community knows, there is no single customer preference for a distribution of Linux. In the last week, the IdeaStorm community suggested more than half a dozen distributions. We don't want to pick one distribution and alienate users with a preference for another. No, no, no, no. That's not how it works. This is just more excuses. At the end of the day, Linux is Linux is Linux. The distro is not that significant (other than the distinction between a commercial or community distro). Surely the CEO of one of the world's biggest companies can make a decision. Pick a Linux distro and run with it. And stop making excuses. My personal preference is for Fedora Core, but if you offered an Ubuntu desktop machine, I'd buy it, because (like I said) at the end of the day it is Linux that is important, not the distro. My primary motivation is to keep my money out of Microsoft's pockets and have an OS ... any OS ... that is not Windows. I can, and probably will, switch between half a dozen distros during the lifespan of that hardware. However, it is extremely important that you offer pre-installed Linux workstations to end-users, rather than just "OS-free" systems, because without this option, you will be helping to perpetuate the misconception that Linux is not popular. Well congratulations, you have just discovered exactly how much of a misconception this really is. Maybe you should have considered DellIdeaStorm years ago, rather than sit around waiting for point-of-sale figures that could not ever accurately reflect the popularity of something that is a free download. Trust me ... you will not alienate anyone by making a firm choice of distro support. I'm sure the tens of thousands of home users, who are demanding Linux from Dell, will be overjoyed just to have a choice of any Linux distro. We want users to have the opportunity to help define the market for Linux on desktop and notebook systems. This is just nonsensical marketing gobbledegook. Say what you mean, and stop obfuscating the truth with gibberish. You can "define" the market right now ... by selling us what we want, rather than what Microsoft dictates you sell to us. The 200000+ vote for Linux should be a clear enough "definition" for anyone ... who's prepared to listen ... and not bury his head in the sand. In addition to working with Novell, Bad move. By all means offer Microvell to any corporate user gullible enough to swallow Steve Ballmer's baseless FUD about Microsoft's intellectual property, but I think you'll find home users rather less than receptive to any distro offerings from any company that sleeps with the enemy. we are also working with other distributors and evaluating the possibility of additional certifications across our product line. This is the only promising statement in the whole response, but it sounds like a lot of hot air to me. Actions, not words. GIVE US LINUX! Are you trying to rejuvenate sales or not? Give the customers what they want. We are continuing to investigate your other Linux-related ideas, so please continue to check here for updates. Oh I'll be sure to, but I'm not holding my breath. Microsoft has you far too firmly under their thumb for me to seriously expect any positive changes at Dell. Thanks for giving us all a glimmer of (false) hope, though. 68 Comments » 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**
Operating Systems submitted by reg 03/21/07
Dell Dudes, Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by shrewduser 02/19/07 I would love to be able to buy a commercially supported linux based PDA, some exsist but they are difficult to obtain. I want to be able to use powerful linux tools on the go. 34 Comments » Linux, Operating Systems, Sales Strategies submitted by agreer 02/17/07 **PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED**
I have a XP Pro retail copy, will soon buy retail vista, I also like Linux: Make WINDOWS-FREE, and OS-Free an option for more than just expensive business lines. Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by haveacoke 11/28/07 Support HD DVD the superior format!!! 3 Comments » submitted by scottwilkins 11/19/07 HD DVD is going to win the format war. Why support a format (Blu-Ray) that isn't supported by Microsoft, and is physically inferrior to HD DVD? Does Dell sell Windows PCs or what? Supporting Blu-Ray on computers is just not smart. While Blu-Ray looks better with more storage, that storage is at risk due to the lethal move of thinning the protective layer on the discs. And disc manufacturers are NOT using the "protective coating" first advertized by Sony due to it's cost. That and Blu-Ray is using outdated region coding for movies, and is creating inferior movies due to outdated encoding methods. HD DVD is so much more better in many more ways. If Microsoft software will be shipped only on HD DVD in the future, why is Dell not selling machines with HD DVD? 15 Comments » HD-DVD Support would be nice...... Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by joeevil5000 06/01/07 I noticed that Dell used to support HD-DVD in some ways, before their partnership with Sony. Dell never had HD-DVD drives in thier PC's but carried HD-DVD players. Since the Dell plasma TV's were discontinued, Dell has partnered with Sony for larger 1080p enabled LCD TV's. Also, since then, Blu-Ray drives, and and players have shown up in mass on dell.com. Dell no longer carries HD-DVD players, and even as a blow to Microsoft, they don't even carry the HD-DVD drive for Xbox 360. With no clear winner in the HD format war, having a choice between HD-DVD, and Blu-Ray would open up some possibilities. Honestly, I have no idea why Dell still partners with Sony. Sony provided Dell with the infamous exploding laptop batteries, that dilvered a severe blow to Dell's reputation. 8 Comments » Provide HDMI + HD-DVD option in Desktops and Laptops Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Desktops and Laptops submitted by lorax1284 08/21/07 There is another idea for HDMI + BluRay: Dell seems to be exclusively supporting BluRay: I'd like to see them support HD-DVD, as well. 9 Comments » Also support HD-DVD and Dual-Format Drives submitted by alwayz 12/29/07 Why does Dell force the customers to use the Blu-Ray standard and does not offer the possibility to choose? 6 Comments » Please add HD DVD drives to all compatible sytems that have Blue-Ray option Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Desktops and Laptops submitted by ptcase 07/26/07 Please add HD -DVD drives as an option. Some customers prefer HD- DVD format over Blue ray. 38 Comments » Optical or Coxial digital Audio out on Notebooks and Desktop. Desktops and Laptops submitted by benjesuit 04/02/07
Optical or Coxial digital audio output connectors on Notebooks and laptops for direct digital input into a home theater system. Best way to input Dolby digital or DTS into a home theater system. Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by cherdman 04/25/07 **REVIEWED**
Converged devices are too restrictive! I want my cell and PDA seperate! I love the Axim line and have been a staunch supporter for years. I'm sad to see it die. Now this is good news: Dell expects 1% of sales to be Linux Linux submitted by mistern 08/07/07
Dell seems to like Linux now. Not only will it sell Linux computers in France, Germany and the UK, no, read this (translation follows): Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by newdoughboy 04/25/07 Love it and would buy dell again if new axim is continued 6 Comments » TV Commercial for New Ubuntu PCs Advertising and Marketing, Linux submitted by josmar52789 05/03/07 Dell should produce a new commercial for the Ubuntu PCs. It could tell the consumers of America why Dell has chosen to pre-install Linux on mainstream computers and hopefully promote the advantages of this new endeavor. Plus, it's likely that Dell's Linux initiative would be much more successful. 117 Comments » make your website compatible with opera Dell Web Site submitted by siger Jan 24 make your website compatible with opera 5 Comments » Have Opera browser preinstalled Dell, Software submitted by pingviini 02/24/07 Why not see if you can get a deal with Opera Software ASA to have their internet browser preinstalled. This makes the Dell machines more secure out of the box and Opera is widely regarded as the fastest and standards compliant web browser out there. 5 Comments »  track my votes
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