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  • Dell's Linux PCs cost US$50 less than Windows PCs

    Dell desktops loaded with Ubuntu Linux will cost US$50 less than Microsoft Windows-based systems but it is still unclear if and when they will be available in Australia.

  • Dell explains Linux delays

    Dell has revealed the reasons behind its decision to delay the availability of Linux sold outside the US.

  • Dell to launch Linux PCs for SMB and consumers

    Dell said last week that in addition to selling PCs based on Ubuntu Linux, it will also offer systems designed for the SMB market -- outside the US.

  • Dell tightens Linux ties

    Dell has expanded its work with leading Linux seller Red Hat, but its relations with No. 2 SuSE are warming.

  • Dell users demand more Linux options

    Thousands of Dell users have contacted a user forum to call for PCs to be shipped with a Linux operating system and the OpenOffice application suite.

  • Dell to tighten Linux ties with Novell pact

    Dell is expected to announce a partnership Wednesday to offer Novell's SuSE Linux factory-installed on new servers, CNET News.com has learned.

  • Michael Dell says no to Linux license fees

    In a 'Meet the Press' session following his keynote address at OracleWorld 2003 in San Francisco, chief executive officer Michael Dell responded to questions on Linux after his rather bullish statements on how Dell was embracing open source.

  • Dell, HP, Lenovo rev up Linux with driver promise

    Dell, HP and Lenovo have promised to push chipset vendors to make open source drivers for Linux.

  • World to Dell: We want desktop Linux!

    While Dell is yet to make an announcement for Australia, the PC maker's UK office has declared: "Dell Answers Customer Calls For Linux In Europe". Unless of course you live in Spain, Sweden, Italy, Norway, Ireland, Turkey, Belgium, Austria ...

  • Dell tests users' appetite for Linux

    Dell has sent out a questionnaire to see if users are interested in desktop Linux, and which version of the open-source operating system they would like to use on Dell hardware.

  • Dell takes small steps toward Linux

    Dell has acknowledged that 83,000 users have urged it to sell PCs with Linux pre-installed, but it has fallen short of accepting their suggestion.

  • Linux and virtualisation are ideal partners: Dell

    Virtual machines are easier to build if you are running Linux, according to Dell's chief technical officer Kevin Kettler.

  • Dell may join HP in Linux laptop drive

    Demand for the Linux notebook launched in Thailand recently has been so high that other companies may have to be brought in, according to the daily newspaper Bangkok Post.

  • Dell stops offering Linux desktops

    Dell Computer, the world's No. 1 PC maker, is no longer offering the option of installing Linux on its personal computers, citing a lack of demand for the alternative operating system.

  • Dell flies Red Flag Linux in China

    Dell has begun to sell servers running a version of Linux Red Flag Software as part of its efforts to expand in China.

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