Dell did that once before, last time they used RedHat. I think it's a major advancement for Linux, but Dell isn't the only one doing this. IBM desktops can also come with Linux preinstalled. |
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Dell did that once before, last time they used RedHat. I think it's a major advancement for Linux, but Dell isn't the only one doing this. IBM desktops can also come with Linux preinstalled. |
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Dell also shipped computers with Debian on them at one point if I'm not mistaken. It's definitely a plus, and helps the general public see the advantages of Linux. Like ninja said though: |
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Well, to be objective, it's not Linux that lacks software for everyday users, it's the developers of commercial software that lack software for anything but Windows. (Yes, huge generalisations but you get the point.) |
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One thing I've noticed is, since Vista's release, nobody has been ranting and raving about DRM and whatnot anymore. Heh. |
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Well, I have a linux box and a windows laptop, and "everyday use" differs widely between the two :-). |
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Ubuntu? Lets just call it 'CANCER OS' right away. Besides this name I am not fond of, I do hope Microsoft's crap monopoly will somehow get ass-raped by lunix and dell. Dell is a good market, Dell still supplies a lot of companies, they don't need Microsoft to game or have other software. Or at least less then regular people. |
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Well, as far as Vista goes, I'm not planning on running it until at least SP1 (or even SP2 if my laptop can survive long enough) comes out. That seems to be the pattern with Windows anyway, and it dates all the way back to Windows 98, which sucked balls, until Windows 98SE came out, which was the best of the non-NT variety (I feel bad for anyone who got stuck with ME at the time). |
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Oh of course, as far as backwards compatibility goes, I've found hardly any problems with it. Probably much much fewer than 2000/XP, even. |
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Just a little update |
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Well... to say Windows Vista is just XP with a few upgrades is a bit wrong. It's really Windows 3.1, '95, '98, ME, 2000, and XP. Don't forget that on the bottom of all of that is DOS. And people wonder why we have to get new PCs when Mircosoft ships a new os. |
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If you mean that Vista is built on all those previous then that's simply wrong. They made a clear cut starting with 2000 and XP, when they ditched the DOS-core and went over to the NT-kernel. ME is the last of the DOS-based ones. |
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ME was the last of the 9x line, and was built from 98 SE |
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,13...e/article.html |
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