> Dell does not currently distribute any consumer laptop with Linux as an option, >However, don't you think it's weird that NOBODY is pushing it? Not even as a

> Dell does not currently distribute any consumer laptop with Linux as an option, >However, don't you think it's weird that NOBODY is pushing it? Not even as an experiment? No smartbook running Android? Wrong. It's funny you're commenting on this so vehemently with so much anger against MS in this and previous threads and you haven't even heard of Dell's Sputnik? http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/259229/dells_ubuntu_laptop_program_enters_beta_blows_away_expectations.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/259229/dells_u... They do sell in places where there's more demand, and the Windows tax is high in relative cost of living terms. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/06/ubuntu-dell-laptops-go-on-sale-in-india http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/06/ubuntu-dell-laptops-go-on... They did try a while ago in the US and they didn't sell well and now they're making a dev ultrabook. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/07/dell-launching-sputnik-the-ubuntu-developer-laptop-this-year/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/07/dell-l... http://www.zdnet.com/dell-re-enters-high-end-linux-laptop-market-with-red-hat-enterprise-linux-7000001583/ http://www.zdnet.com/dell-re-enters-high-end-linux-laptop-ma... Microsoft is plenty evil, but there's no need to make up things. Edit: How many would buy Dell's laptop? Most devs would prefer their own choice, perhaps a Macbook Air or throw Linux on a Thinkpad. How does Dell get a leg up on Lenovo(with Windows) here without making 20 laptops with Linux?