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I am from Germany and I would like to buy dell with Ubuntu, but we have the option only with FreeDOS and I can purchase it only per phone or email (!!!).
We don't have online-option for free choice of OS :(
The question about notebook with linux to all company's:
Where can I buy a notebook with Linux?!

I'm outside the United States, and in a market that really isn't in Dell's top ten; specifically, Australia.  So I don't imagine that there's any real rush to tap into my market any time soon, at least not until the waters have been well and truly tested in the North American market.

Having said that, I will do something I've never done before, and buy a Dell laptop for my own home use, the moment that Dell start offering Linux as a preinstall option Down Under.  As far as I can tell from my colleagues, such an option would be a discriminating factor in several laptop purchases, if/when it becomes available. 

I'm assuming that this Blog is for Dell News.

The world wants Linux based Dell PCs -
That's not news, we told you that.

Other people (like Veni) think the world should have Dell Linux PCs because it would benefit Dell (more profit - assuming MS don't spit the dummy over it) and the consumer (more choice) -
That's not really news either.

I'd be interested in how sales are going too (I hope the posters here aren't just a very vocal minority) but that's for Dell to tell people as they wish (or not).

I'm just a user who's never owned a Linux PC (actually I'm a .net developer) and wants to do so for the first time, safe in the knowledge that everything will work and if it doesn't I have support from a large reputable company.

So, "Dell Linux PCs available in Europe"? -
That would be news...

ps @Pollock - You're not wrong, but it does no harm for consumers to make a company aware of their interest (they asked after all).

I'm surprised that DELL hasn't tapped this market years ago?

Carmelo Lisciotto

Well, that was funny.

For a few minutes (might have even been half an hour), the http://www.dell.com/ home page showed a caption that read:

"By Popular Demand.

 Ubuntu Has Arrived."

Now it's gone (we're left with the green PC (also a good idea), some movie bloke and a main page about college computers).

It's a pity.

Are you guys really that stupid?  No company EVER releases a product globally.  Whether it's games consoles, MMORPG's, cars, software, whatever, it is always released first in one market (normally the company's home market), and then released to other regions either just over time, or else based upon the feedback gained from the initial release. 

All I see is a lot of crying and "Hey Dell, are you stupid? Don't you realise we want this abroad" over what are standard business practices.  I don't remember the same reaction when PS3 was initially released in Japan, then US, then Europe, or the same for Xbox, or the Wii, or Windows Vista, etc, etc....

I really need a bit more performance than my Dimenson 8300 can offer, but I am still waiting in the hopes of being able to buy a Ubuntu box from Dell in EMEA. Hoping this will be soon rather than later.

I too need a new computer, but fortunately not that urgently.  I'll wait until one of the majors comes along with a laptop with a preinstalled Linux OS for the Canadian market.

 In other words, Dell is in a bit of a race here.  First past the post gets my money.

I do need to buy a new laptop. But I don't wanna pay for windows, so I'm waiting the dell/ubuntu offer to be available in Belgium to buy this computer.

Please, make it available as soon as possible!

Thanks! 

nice to see you finally found out we european folks want Linux on our PCs, too. took you quite some time, eh?

'Twas topic number one directly after Dells official statement that there will be Dell PCs shipped with pre-installed Linux ;-)

cu, w0lf.

 

Did Dell just forget that there might be interest outside of the US? Or did they just forget that there is anything outside the US ;)

The video was going fine until last few minutes where Veni started speaking against using Microsoft and choose Open Source. Initially his view was Dell is providing choices not only in the hardware and now even in the Operating System - which is a good point. But later when he stresses that Microsoft Windows is getting bigger with each release and Linux is just a CD, is not accountable. A single Ubuntu CD version is useful ONLY if you have Internet so that you can install additional Software Packages. And there is a Ubuntu DVD Version which has most of the Softwares for which you neednt go to Internet. Its not I install Ubuntu single CD version and I get everything I want, may be the basic softwares I could get.

It would be good if Dell does not fall into the Microsoft Vs Open  Source fight and just go on with the Community in regard to Linux. Dell is here to make people happy, whether Windows User or Linux User :). As a Dell User, I am happy with their product and yes I bought a Vista system. I do have Linux in a different laptop. And I am happy with both Vista and Linux :D

Hi,

Is there any news out on how far how many Dell Ubuntu systems were sold ? There are many communities/people out there criticizing Dell for its wonderful move in bringing Linux to the masses. If Dell could publish something like how much Ubuntu systems were sold so far, it would be a direct nail hit for those kinda people.

 Keep up the good work !

Regards,

C.C.Chakkaradeep
 

Maybe a bit unrelated, but: are there plans to, after a few months, announce how good  the Linux sales are going?
 

It's all well and good, and I agree with Veni's point, but the big question everyone's asking outside the US: when will the three models on offer will be shipped worldwide?