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Dell dumps linux

Subject: Dell dumps linux
From: gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 14:55:40 -0400
In-reply-to: <20020812183018.D7329270CB@asgard.blu.org>
References: Your message of "Mon, 12 Aug 2002 13:46:12 EDT." <200208121746.g7CHkCb11174@timesucker.ne.client2.attbi.com>

Unfortunately, they were not able to support it. 
Note that Dell's support people come from the same gene pool as Compaq's 
and ATTBIs. I think that Microsoft might use a lower life form. 
On 12 Aug 2002 at 18:30, John Chambers wrote:
> I think Dell didn't want to sell linux boxes.  This was really a bait
> and  switch  sort  of operation.  They advertised linux, but then did
> everything they could to discourage the sale.

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