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  • Ubuntu fans force Dell's hand on UK front

    After strong pressure from open-source fans worldwide, Dell has added another territory to its Linux PC domain, launching two computer models for the British market with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed.

  • Acer gives mixed message on Linux line-up

    Acer won't commit to pre-installing Linux on its line-up in Australia, despite hinting that it would do so in the UK.

  • Officeworks named as Dell's Aussie retailer

    From Monday, office supplies retailer Officeworks will start selling a limited range of pre-configured Dell PCs and laptops at 104 locations across the country.

  • Dell gears up to reveal Aussie retail union

    Dell is set to reveal its Australian retail partner tomorrow, with observers expecting a considerable market shake-up in wake of the announcement.

  • Dell: Linux growing despite Microsoft patent threats

    The PC manufacturer says that Microsoft's patent-infringement claims have not affected sales of its Linux servers.

  • 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.

  • 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: No plans for Firefox in Australia

    Dell's Australian operation has ruled out following the lead of its British counterpart in the near future and shipping the Mozilla Firefox Web browser on computers.

  • HP: We're hurting Dell

    Hewlett-Packard says it is displacing Dell from its powerful position in direct PC sales by luring away its business customers.

  • Dell targets small businesses with new line-up

    Dell is targetting small business with a series of laptops, desktop and associated services to cure integration blues for organisations with less than 10 employees.

  • 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.

  • Leaked memo exposes Dell's plans

    Dell is to consider selling PCs through a reseller channel, breaking the direct sales model which has seen it become one of the world's top two computer vendors.

  • Dell: Exploding batteries are Sony's fault

    Chairman Michael Dell has denied that the way Dell constructs its PCs played a part in a spate of battery-related fires. He instead laid the blame entirely with the manufacturer of the battery cells, Sony.

  • Locked up and fancy free

    Would you buy a laptop locked to Vodafone's network, or would you prefer to wait for a more open solution?

  • Ubuntu prepares Gutsy Gibbon

    Latest alpha release of the Linux distribution shows off some major enhancements planned for the launch in October

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