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When you order a new system, ask if you can get Linux pre-installed on it. The answer is likely to be no. However, even for the vendors that won't pre-install it, it has gotten much easier to find drivers and support info for Linux on their websites.
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another nail in M$ coffin  Linux Geek | 05/25/06
(NT) Shut Up Richard!! (NT)  BlackDiamond | 05/25/06
Been there...  GuyAlanDye | 05/25/06
Ha! Boy are you ever dreaming....  Cayble | 05/25/06
Linux+Dell=...  dayjm | 05/25/06
"another nail in M$ coffin" Hmmm  darcyfreak | 05/25/06
coffin, what coffin???  computerworkspro | 05/25/06
Spare us...  MaxPerino | 05/25/06
Wow, A FAST DELL, SuSE 10.1 and XGL....Nice!  DontFeedTrolls | 05/26/06
another nail in Linux's coffin  John Zern | 05/26/06
Dell to install Google software on PCs, sources say  Loverock Davidson | 05/25/06
Here's how....  fizzmaster | 05/25/06
Still don't understand  Loverock Davidson | 05/25/06
That was just about the most un-informed thing I've heard you say today.  fireman949 | 05/25/06
Sorry Loverock, you are the clueless one  babar77 | 05/26/06
You both are a little off...  rptasiuk | 05/27/06
Ooops, typo... that should read 1,500 systems.  rptasiuk | 05/27/06
Some what disagree  richhayes | 05/26/06
Here's what is absurd  xuniL_z | 05/26/06
changed to MSN??  mdsmedia | 05/26/06
Don't  lampdeveloper | 05/25/06
Ummm  TonyMcS | 05/25/06
Naah  lampdeveloper | 05/26/06
Did you have a point?  Loverock Davidson | 05/26/06
ramblings and nonsense??  mdsmedia | 05/26/06
So much for consumer choice...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
Would love to - that includes  ITGuy04 | 05/25/06
So order one with Linux  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
Ask every time  dejlo | 05/25/06
Linux pre-installed  richhayes | 05/26/06
What about this?  RonJonDoe | 05/25/06
Stop making him look foolish with facts!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
Facts?? Did you read his post??  mdsmedia | 05/26/06
What do you mean?  xuniL_z | 05/26/06
Good point No_Ax - No garbage from Google nor MS . . .  Plain Logic | 05/25/06
Never happened before  osreinstall | 05/25/06
Nope  orange_z | 05/25/06
True and also...  BlazeEagle | 05/25/06
I doubt MSFT could care less...could hurt google  marksashton | 05/25/06
MSFT doesn't care?  bidemytime | 05/25/06
Why should they care?  marksashton | 05/25/06
All well and good  bidemytime | 05/26/06
I think the phrase "bidding war" might have been an exaggeration  WiredGuy | 05/26/06
Um...  A_Pickle | 05/25/06
Thanks - you proved my point  marksashton | 05/25/06
IF its on a Windows PC, it's a boon for Windows  Boot_Agnostic | 05/25/06
More (Stuff)!  sordito | 05/25/06
Dell Google Software  tmitch06905@... | 05/25/06
How do you do that? . . . No OS disk anymore . . .  Plain Logic | 05/25/06
No OS disk??? How SO  Cayble | 05/25/06
Yes, there is a disk  John Zern | 05/26/06
Load it up!!  gdwo498@... | 05/25/06
Its MultiCore  mighetto | 05/25/06
It's a chemical dependency? NT  seosamh_z | 05/25/06
Kinda funny to read this after reading the blog post about Google verticals  PB_z | 05/25/06
HA HA HA !  The Reverend | 05/25/06
How is this "news"? It's been going on for at least 6 months [nt]  escoles@... | 05/25/06
brain numbing  humble99 | 05/25/06
I kinda like Windows Desktop Search  SOFEK | 05/25/06
Old news  plafresnaye@... | 05/25/06
Dell-Google  professordnm | 05/25/06
Same O Same O  tonyman262 | 05/25/06
Why is google a M$ rival?  smacsteve | 05/25/06
Yeah, they're rivals...  techboy_z | 05/26/06
Google has been toying with Fat Clients  daver_z | 05/26/06
Read Much??  xuniL_z | 05/26/06
Dell and Google  Dave 628 | 05/25/06
I would really like it if they installed no search engine  balsover | 05/25/06
Remove all Privacy Invasions  andyfran@... | 05/25/06
This demonstrates why Googles antitrust...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/25/06
Then let the courts decide  mlindl | 05/26/06
And what makes,  xuniL_z | 05/26/06
Blanket Party with the Dell  daaxeeffect299@... | 05/26/06
How Dell, MS, Google, etc see the consumer  mlindl | 05/26/06
Doesn't Ever Last Long  chris_cowling | 05/26/06
Sony???  martins.almeida@... | 05/26/06
And Microsoft is Evil!!!!!  Nocturna | 05/26/06
more crap on the pc  gusp@... | 05/26/06
Dell and Google  mike.smith@... | 05/26/06
Old News!!!  ninhead79 | 05/26/06
Nothing new  deepee912 | 05/26/06
The Biger They Get The More Government Like They Become  mrmedrano@... | 05/26/06
And the Winner Is...or Same O part 2  tonyman262 | 05/26/06
Dell's already been doing this...  schaon@... | 05/26/06
Lets see if theirs any antitrust suits with this one.  karl@... | 05/26/06
Like I need another reason to not buy a Dell [nt]  Omch'Ar | 05/26/06
I agree with most of you.........  DeeAitch | 05/26/06
Google sucks. Big mistake by Dell.  Emilio_z | 05/26/06
Lighten up, Francis  DirkBelig | 05/27/06
Huh?? more...  BlazeEagle | 05/29/06
So much for buying a new Dell...  rptasiuk | 05/27/06
Dell Embraces Google  blaschet@... | 05/27/06
google search  warrenL | 05/28/06
Dell And Google on my Computer OhBoy!  grayfrier | 05/29/06
Should Google be Pre-installed on Dell ?  vijay.nagasubramanian@... | 05/29/06
What's next? more...  BlazeEagle | 05/29/06
Google-Dell  jonescomputer@... | 05/29/06
google and dell  cesproles@... | 05/29/06
sucked in  cesproles@... | 05/29/06
Dell embraces Google  dharl@... | 05/29/06
Doogle-No  the3patricks@... | 05/29/06
Load your own programs at..  interested_amateur@... | 05/30/06
Dell's Slimy Practices  Dave 628 | 06/07/06

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