Ubuntu, OEM, and retail linux machines

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Author: Josh Coffman
Date:  
To: plug-discuss
Subject: Ubuntu, OEM, and retail linux machines
Well, I've not been one who is swooning for Ubuntu, but neither against it either.
Lately, there's been some interesting news from Ubuntu world though.

http://business.newsforge.com/business/05/11/15/2130234.shtml?tid=38&tid=2
http://os.newsforge.com/os/05/11/14/2150221.shtml?tid=152&tid=2

So I started thinking maybe, just maybe they can break into the windows market and on retail machines. The more I thought about it, the more I hope for it. I believe a rising tide floats all ships... as such, Ubuntu breaking into the windows market would help all other flavors of linux. Maybe I'm dreaming here, but I think it would be great if people went to Best Buy or Dell.com and could buy an Ubuntu machine. Am I dreaming?

/somebody wake me up, I'm supposed to be working

-j




Shin zen ni rei
-j
Registered Linux user number 403109

        
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