Dell started selling Ubuntu PC

On June 19, May 1, a spokesman for Dell and canonical announced that Dell began selling Ubuntu PC computers (pre-installed with Ubuntu 7.04), while canonical provided support services for them. Nick Selby, senior analyst at the 451 group, said that Dell's new Ubuntu PC will have several types of computers: one is a laptop and the other is a desktop (three models ). Dell spokesman Jeremy Bolen said the price of ubuntu PC must be lower than that of Windows computers with the same configuration.

Why did Red Hat and Novell go out during the competition for Dell preinstalled Linux, and Ubuntu finally wins? Nick Selby, senior analyst at the 451 group, said, "Dell believes that in prime time, RedHat and Novell's SuSE 10.2, as desktop operating systems, they are not ready yet (not ready) and cannot provide (similar to) Ubuntu-like experiences ". This is the highest rating for Ubuntu 7.04. No wonder Michael Dell is also playing with ubuntu (7.04) PC laptop!

Are the General customers ready for the "Linux computer? Will they be willing to pay for it? Selby said, "The General customers do not care about the difference between Ubuntu PC and Windows PC, but there may be some slight differences between the printing function and multimedia playback, selby adds, "General customers can now hear about whether to choose a replacement for windows ". Selby points out that the current problem is that a large number of requests supported by customers may exhaust all resources (capabilities) of a young company ). He means that it is not clear whether canonical has made all necessary preparations for this.

Dell is not afraid of Microsoft. Not long ago, Dell also sold a large number of Windows XP computers, not "fooling" vista for customers. Today, Dell is selling Ubuntu PC again, and Microsoft is definitely not feeling well at it. Analyst Selby said, "I don't think Vista's lack of highlights (luster) is a helpful thing for everyone, but what surprised me is that Vista is not (the only one) the main driving force ".

In contrast to our domestic situation, Lenovo launched a vista promotion during the festival. Compared with foreign countries, the overall IT market atmosphere in China is quite different. For Linux computers, Chinese General customers are not "aware" and are dismissive. Currently, the so-called "open source market" is basically an "Empty market" in China ". The so-called "Linux Industry" in China seems to have nothing to do with the "open source market". There are only "Product transactions" and there is almost no "service charges" market.

Last year, Mr. Dell said that there are so many Linux releases in the world that we do not know which one should be selected. This year, the answer to this question is to select the Ubuntu release. You can't do it simply by "fooling". You have to do it by "actually doing. Leaders of the Ubuntu international community are very calm-minded. They are currently planning the design blueprint for Ubuntu 7.10. There is no doubt that the main direction of Ubuntu 7.10 is to further improve Ubuntu's drive support for computer peripheral devices. At that time, Ubuntu and Vista will become two rivals that can be called "Tao Di. In the next six months, everything will be visible.

Over the past two years, we have seen that we have even experienced the gradual development and growth of ubuntu. To talk about spending money, UBUNTU does not cost much, and it will not exceed $0.1 billion in total. But why is Ubuntu so successful? Why does Ubuntu compare RedHat with Novell's "old-brand Linux? Why? In my opinion, it is just a saying that "a real name" can be used to develop free software. Imagine that today, UBUNTU 7.04 and Vista have been able to "beat down" in many performance aspects (specifically nine aspects), and Dell has preinstalled this 7.04 version, in addition, the price of Ubuntu is strictly zero. What kind of temper does Windows Vista have? Ubuntu 7.04 developers can say publicly, "We just want to give Windows users a new choice ". The new version of ubuntu 7.04 is indeed unusual and should not be underestimated!