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When Dell first announced Ubuntu-based computers were going to be available, it was undoubtedly a trial, which is why only a very limited selection of computers were made available with Ubuntu. At least to some extent, Ubuntu probably still is a trial, but why on earth would you offer Ubuntu on every machine in an entire line, except for one.
After learning that Dell quietly added a better screen to their Inspiron Mini 10 netbook, I was considering praising its feature here, since it is seeming more and more like the netbook that has everything.
Unfortunately, I was annoyed to discover that the 10″ version is only available with Windows, though both the 12″ and the 9″ are available with either Windows or Linux.
Perhaps this is just a mistake, but it is strange and somewhat annoying, since it seems to be almost random which comptuers get Ubuntua nd which don’t.
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No, Michael Dell does not use Ubuntu. Look at the page Dell provides to showcase what he’s using:
http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/corp-comm/michael_dell_computers_update.aspx
The worlds “Ubuntu” or “Linux” do not appear anywhere on this page.
I am very surprised at the sluggishness of Dell to push Ubuntu harder. Michael Dell is an Ubuntu user, so one would think he would help out the community more.
am sure we’ll be able to get them with ubuntu later on, but would be good to point it out a Dell’s IDEASTORM (they always provide some kind of feedback or explanation..).
or maybe m$ has an secret initial deal with them on those 10″ minis..
Yonah – I don’t know if he uses Ubuntu or not, but I doubt he really uses 9 computers. If he does, I guess he is just a super-geek or something.