Dell says all aboard for Linux PCs

[Andy Green]

William Anderson wrote:

> Yeah, and around the 2,070 mark, we have:
> http://www.dellideastorm.com/article/show/63527/FREE_TV_advertising_on_new_Cable_TV_network
> 
> Not exactly awe-inspiring stuff, so it's not surprising Dell cherry picked.

That means nothing, since the Microsoft free one was up at 33,000 (the 
spam is 6% of that) when I looked.  Also they took time to trumpet about 
being Carbon Neutral, or at least to drop the phrase in there, and that 
is much further down.

>> That's one idea Dell "recommends Windows Vista™ Business" don't want to
>> give any oxygen to.  And why would any news outlet rock the boat when
>> their boat floats on Dell and Microsoft advertising dollars.
> 
> Dell are required to "recommend" XP and Vista by virtue of the OEM

They want Microsoft's money, so they agree to stuff that is only in 
Microsoft's interest, not their customers'.  You can't say "required" as 
if they have no choice.  They don't want to explain the way they pocket 
monopoly money to keep shouting Microsoft's message at the customer over 
and over, because that's an ugly truth their customers can understand.

-Andy