
Buy its Ubuntu PC and save $50...
By Tom Espiner
Published: 5 July 2007 08:27 BST
Dell will offer its Linux PCs for $50 less than the equivalent Windows PCs, the company has revealed on one of its websites.
The figure applies to Dell's Inspiron 1420 laptop, which offers the Ubuntu Linux distribution pre-installed. An Ubuntu system will cost $774, while a machine with equivalent specs with Windows will cost $824.
Some visitors to the IdeaStorm website, Dell's user forum, suggested the move would have an effect on sales of Windows. One user said: "Give compelling reasons for people to choose Linux [such as price] and they will. I did."
Dell refuses to say whether, or when, UK users will be able to purchase laptops with Linux pre-installed. Dell currently offers its Linux systems only in the US.
Tom Espiner writes for ZDNet UK
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