No Mention Of Linux In Dell Sept Catalog

[dont.pullout]

Here is the online version of the September Dell Catalog that was
mailed out last week.

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/catalog?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

Not a single mention of Linux ANYWHERE in the catalog.

Maybe the online version of the catalog is different but a quick look
shows it looks the same.

All kinds of back to school, business, college, student stuff and Dell
Reccomends MICOROSFT VISTA logos EVERYWHERE.

So where is this great push of Linux Dell is supposedly doing?
Where the hell are they hiding it?
And why?

Maybe Dell knows full well that Linux as a desktop system is about as
in demand as Bubonic Plague.

Expect Dell to quietly dump Linux, if they haven't already because
it's difficult to tell.

 

[Cpl Kronk]

Here is the online version of the September Dell Catalog that was
mailed out last week.

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/catalog?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

Not a single mention of Linux ANYWHERE in the catalog.

Maybe the online version of the catalog is different but a quick look
shows it looks the same.

All kinds of back to school, business, college, student stuff and Dell
Reccomends MICOROSFT VISTA logos EVERYWHERE.

So where is this great push of Linux Dell is supposedly doing?
Where the hell are they hiding it?
And why?

Maybe Dell knows full well that Linux as a desktop system is about as
in demand as Bubonic Plague.

Expect Dell to quietly dump Linux, if they haven't already because
it's difficult to tell.

It's easy to explain.

+ Microsoft bribery

+ Microsoft corruption

+ Microsoft lock-in

+ Microsoft is threatening Dell

+ Microsoft forced Dell to sign a secret contract

+ Microsoft controls the publisher who printed the catalog

+ Microsoft is holding Michael Dell's children as hostages

+ Microsoft controls the government which passed a secret law making it
illegal for Dell to sell linux.

 

[Alias]

Here is the online version of the September Dell Catalog that was
mailed out last week.

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/catalog?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

Not a single mention of Linux ANYWHERE in the catalog.

Maybe the online version of the catalog is different but a quick look
shows it looks the same.

All kinds of back to school, business, college, student stuff and Dell
Reccomends MICOROSFT VISTA logos EVERYWHERE.

So where is this great push of Linux Dell is supposedly doing?
Where the hell are they hiding it?
And why?

Maybe Dell knows full well that Linux as a desktop system is about as
in demand as Bubonic Plague.

Expect Dell to quietly dump Linux, if they haven't already because
it's difficult to tell.

You're so fuçking stupid:

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/t...t/en/ubuntu_landing?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

Oops.

 

[Bill Yanaire]

You're so fuçking stupid:

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/t...t/en/ubuntu_landing?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

Oops.

What about the insults? Aren't you the one always complaining that people
are insulting you?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

If Dell sells an open sores, low demand, operating system such as Linux,
then they would be required to offer customer technical support for it.
Image the huge expense of training and maintaining support personnel for
Linux, especially with the wide variety of Linux versions available and
steep customer learning curve.

Dell is in the business of trying to make a profit. If their business model
shows supporting Linux is a money loser, good business sense would
naturally dictate dropping Linux as a low-demand, unprofitable product.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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Here is the online version of the September Dell Catalog that was
mailed out last week.

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/catalog?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

Not a single mention of Linux ANYWHERE in the catalog.

Maybe the online version of the catalog is different but a quick look
shows it looks the same.

All kinds of back to school, business, college, student stuff and Dell
Reccomends MICOROSFT VISTA logos EVERYWHERE.

So where is this great push of Linux Dell is supposedly doing?
Where the hell are they hiding it?
And why?

Maybe Dell knows full well that Linux as a desktop system is about as
in demand as Bubonic Plague.

Expect Dell to quietly dump Linux, if they haven't already because
it's difficult to tell.

 

[Alias]

What about the insults? Aren't you the one always complaining that people
are insulting you?

I'm human too and, yes, that was over the top and I apologize.

 

[Alias]

If Dell sells an open sores, low demand, operating system such as Linux,
then they would be required to offer customer technical support for it.
Image the huge expense of training and maintaining support personnel for
Linux, especially with the wide variety of Linux versions available and
steep customer learning curve.

Dell is in the business of trying to make a profit. If their business model
shows supporting Linux is a money loser, good business sense would
naturally dictate dropping Linux as a low-demand, unprofitable product.

Ahem:

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/t...t/en/ubuntu_landing?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

Dell only offers Ubuntu.

Oops.

 

[olsen1960]

You're so fuçking stupid:

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/segments/gen...

Oops.

Actually you're the one who looks stupid.

He is talking about the catalog that gets mailed out to homes and
which there is also an online version.
He does not say Linux isn't mentioned on the website at all, only the
catalog.

Learn to read before making an a$$ of yourself.

 

[Alias]

Actually you're the one who looks stupid.

He is talking about the catalog that gets mailed out to homes and
which there is also an online version.
He does not say Linux isn't mentioned on the website at all, only the
catalog.

You missed where he said "online catalog"?

Learn to read before making an a$$ of yourself.

He implied that Dell no longer sells computers and they will dump it and
other sordid lies.

 

[olsen1960]

You missed where he said "online catalog"?




He implied that Dell no longer sells computers and they will dump it and
other sordid lies.

Baloney...
Stop trying to squirm out of your mistake.
He clearly says:

"Here is the online version of the September Dell Catalog that was
mailed out last week."

You're just sour because Dell is doing such a poor job of marketing
Ubuntu Linux and you don't want to face the fact that if Dell thought
that Ubuntu Linux would drive up revenue, they would have Ubuntu Linux
plastered all over their catalogs and or website.

They don't, which says it all.

 

[Alias]

Baloney...
Stop trying to squirm out of your mistake.
He clearly says:

"Here is the online version of the September Dell Catalog that was
mailed out last week."

You're just sour because Dell is doing such a poor job of marketing
Ubuntu Linux and you don't want to face the fact that if Dell thought
that Ubuntu Linux would drive up revenue, they would have Ubuntu Linux
plastered all over their catalogs and or website.

They don't, which says it all.

Fact: they offer it.

Fact: neither you nor I speak for Dell.

 

[Jeanette]

If Dell sells an open sores, low demand, operating system such as Linux,
then they would be required to offer customer technical support for it.
Image the huge expense of training and maintaining support personnel for
Linux, especially with the wide variety of Linux versions available and
steep customer learning curve.

Dell is in the business of trying to make a profit. If their business model
shows supporting Linux is a money loser, good business sense would
naturally dictate dropping Linux as a low-demand, unprofitable product.

Yes the sales of Linux have been so bad for Dell that they have
decided to expand the program.

http://www.canada.com/topics/techno...=96d273a7-f655-4c31-aade-f8799828a873&k=52601

 

[Bill Yanaire]

Ahem:

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/t...t/en/ubuntu_landing?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

Dell only offers Ubuntu.

Ubuntu is a flavor of Linux. He stated above "operating system such as
Linux". Just because he didn't come out and say Ubuntu, what he said is
true.

Oops

 

[DP]

For what it's worth:
I note that the OP is linking to a US catalog while Alias is linking to UK.
Could it be that Dell has given up on Linux in the USA?

I don't really care if people use Linux. I'm glad they do and I may try it
again one day myself.

But if Dell has given up on Linux in the US, I think that's a big deal. And
keep in mind that I'm saying IF.
I don't know if they've given up on it in the US or not, but it seems like
maybe they have.

 

[John Bailo, Texeme.Construct]

Not a single mention of Linux ANYWHERE in the catalog.

You don't have to advertise something that sells itself.

All kinds of back to school, business, college, student stuff and Dell
Reccomends MICOROSFT VISTA logos EVERYWHERE.

Sure, they have to pull out all the stops to get people to buy Vista.

Buying linux is a no brainer -- it's grown worldwide with almost any
advertising or pumping whatsoever.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Interesting footnotes from Dell:

"Dell supports the N-Series hardware, but does not warrant or provide
technical support for operating systems installed by customers, including
Ubuntu Linux. Dell offers Ubuntu Linux "as is" under the GNU General
Public License (see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt for the full text of
the license)".

"Fee-Based Support Options Available From Canonical".

"Dell does not provide drivers for Ubuntu Linux systems beyond those
provided in the base Linux distribution. Dell does not warrant or provide
support for these drivers."

Ref:
http://www.dell.com/content/learnmo...&s=gen&~id=hmc_sw_ubuntu&~lt=popup&~tab=other

So if you purchase a Dell PC with Linux, and encounter a problem,
you'll end up paying for support right off the bat. Whereas Dell offers
free technical support for Dell PCs preinstalled with Microsoft Windows.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that Microsoft Windows is, by far,
the best consumer choice!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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Ahem:

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/t...t/en/ubuntu_landing?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

Dell only offers Ubuntu.

Oops.

 

[DP]

Forget what I said. They do still sell them in the USA

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

But am I reading that correctly? They sell only THREE computers with Ubuntu?
Or am I missing something?

For what it's worth:
I note that the OP is linking to a US catalog while Alias is linking to
UK.
Could it be that Dell has given up on Linux in the USA?

I don't really care if people use Linux. I'm glad they do and I may try it
again one day myself.

But if Dell has given up on Linux in the US, I think that's a big deal.
And keep in mind that I'm saying IF.
I don't know if they've given up on it in the US or not, but it seems like
maybe they have.

 

[Alias]

Ahem:

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/t...t/en/ubuntu_landing?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

Dell only offers Ubuntu.

Ubuntu is a flavor of Linux. He stated above "operating system such as
Linux". Just because he didn't come out and say Ubuntu, what he said is
true.

Oops

Oops.

Really? Read this:

http://www.canada.com/topics/techno...=96d273a7-f655-4c31-aade-f8799828a873&k=52601

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Actually, once a consumer purchases a Dell PC with
Linux preinstalled, they will soon likely purchase another
Dell PC with Windows Vista after their Linux-induced
frustration level comes to a head. Good marketing strategy!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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Yes the sales of Linux have been so bad for Dell that they have
decided to expand the program.

http://www.canada.com/topics/techno...=96d273a7-f655-4c31-aade-f8799828a873&k=52601

 

[Alias]

Interesting footnotes from Dell:

"Dell supports the N-Series hardware, but does not warrant or provide
technical support for operating systems installed by customers, including
Ubuntu Linux. Dell offers Ubuntu Linux "as is" under the GNU General
Public License (see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt for the full text of
the license)".

"Fee-Based Support Options Available From Canonical".

"Dell does not provide drivers for Ubuntu Linux systems beyond those
provided in the base Linux distribution. Dell does not warrant or provide
support for these drivers."

Ref:
http://www.dell.com/content/learnmo...&s=gen&~id=hmc_sw_ubuntu&~lt=popup&~tab=other

So if you purchase a Dell PC with Linux, and encounter a problem,
you'll end up paying for support right off the bat. Whereas Dell offers
free technical support for Dell PCs preinstalled with Microsoft Windows.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that Microsoft Windows is, by far,
the best consumer choice!

LOL! Only in your deluded dreams. Dell is expanding their offerings:

http://www.canada.com/topics/techno...=96d273a7-f655-4c31-aade-f8799828a873&k=52601