Matt Domsch on Linux support at Dell [LWN.net]

Matt Domsch on Linux support at Dell

Posted Oct 4, 2007 13:52 UTC (Thu) by pbaum (subscriber, #4514)
Parent article: Matt Domsch on Linux support at Dell

> In August we expanded sales from US-only into Germany, France, and the UK, so we're just starting to see the sales there.

Obviously Linux is still only for ultra geeks. Even with 13 years of Linux experience, I'm not able to shop for a Dell Ubuntu desktop in Germany. There is no hint on the Dell front page and with some search I just get "Leider ist das von Ihnen ausgewählte Produkt aus einem der nachfolgenden Gründe nicht erreichbar" (your product is not available).

It would be nice if Dell believed in Linux, but until now I have the feeling, that it's just a marketing gag.

Peter

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Matt Domsch on Linux support at Dell

Posted Oct 5, 2007 11:34 UTC (Fri) by henning (subscriber, #13406) [Link]

Strange,

i found the ubuntu laptops offering for germany quite easy.

www.dell.de -> laptops for private users -> opensource PC button on
the left

Its only two or three clicks away.

But at the moment only laptops are available, for desktop i get the same
error message.

Henning