From: "Eric \"Shubes\"" > Anyone been to the Ubuntu home page lately? It's sporting Dell desktop and > notebooks which come with Ubuntu preloaded (and certified). "Dude! They've SOLD OUT! Bummer, man! I was using Ubuntu *before* it was mainstream! Their early CDs were, like, really something...." *cough* Actually, this is a good thing. The main problem comes when users see "certified" and think "that means no problems will happen, ever", then get disenchanted. > Could this be the long-awaited year of the Linux desktop? Could be. (It could also be the long-awaited Year of the Honest Politician, but I'm not holding my breath.) One large problem is that Microsoft has tens of millions of $ to spend on shiny marketing campaigns, and Ubuntu doesn't. Another problem is that Ubuntu, for all its niftiness, is not Windows, and a bunch of users will have a problem with that. But this is a step in the right direction, I think. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss