I'd like to see dual-boot as an option

I'd like to see dual-boot as an option

Posted May 3, 2007 2:15 UTC (Thu) by njs (subscriber, #40338)
In reply to: I'd like to see dual-boot as an option by dwheeler
Parent article: Dude, you're getting Ubuntu (Linux.com)

On further thought, I think there's an even more compelling reason why we win if Dell offers a dual-boot option: there will be some people transitioning to Linux who want a fallback, like you mention; I think there will be many more people who are not planning to transition at all, *but* have heard of this "Linux" thing and are curious. If when ordering a new computer they get a checkbox that says "throw Linux on too", they might well click it just to satisfy their curiosity. (Linux makes a very cheap impulse buy.) Then some percentage will get hooked...

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