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Dell dumps linux? [but introduces n-series]



From:  http://www.msnbc.com/news/794137.asp#BODY

)B?Dell?s approach has been to sell customers what they want.
They)B?ve done pretty well with that,? said Loren Loverde,
director of IDC)B?s PC Tracker service. ?Times are such that
(PCs without) OS may be an avenue for Dell to work around
Microsoft)B?s licensing terms. Ultimately, PC vendors have to
respond to their clients, and it)B?s not in their best interest
to force something on their clients the clients don)B?t want.
At a certain point they)B?re not going to back up Microsoft.?

Perhaps this lets them sell with no O/S, and reduces support
burdens for non-M$ O/Ses at the same time...

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Chuck Young
Security Consulting
Genuity E-Services
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