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Linux PCs 'used To Run Pirated Windows'
News PCs running Linux are growing in popularity in part because they can be loaded with a pirated copy of Windows, according to a study from analyst Gartner. The consulting firm issued a report on Wednesday stating that about 40 percent of Linux PCs...
[September 30, 2004, 9:00]
Linux PCs 'used To Run Pirated Windows'
Talkback More correctly, you should say 'PCs preloaded with open source Linux software can subsequently be installed with Microsoft Windows. Put like that, it sounds like a non-story.it smells like lazy journalism with a Microsoft agenda to me; perhaps it...
[October 5, 2004, 15:30]
Dell Offers Discount On Linux PCs
News Dell will offer its Linux PCs for $50 (£24) less than the equivalent Windows PCs, the company has revealed on one of its websites. The figure applies to Dell's Inspiron 1420 notebook, which offers the Ubuntu Linux distribution pre-installed.
[July 4, 2007, 17:59]
Dell Gears Up To Launch Linux PCs In Europe
News In June it emerged that more than 20,000 people had signed a petition calling on Dell to offer Linux-based PCs outside the US. Dell is getting ready to launch systems with Ubuntu Linux, but is not yet releasing details of the final specifications.
[July 9, 2007, 17:15]
Wal-Mart Starts Selling Sun's Linux PCs
News Wal-Mart Stores, the world's largest retailer, has begun selling Microtel PCs that come with Sun Microsystems' version of the Linux operating system. The PCs join several other Microtel Linux models that Wal-Mart has sold, including models with...
[March 31, 2004, 9:45]
Wal-Mart Drops Linux PCs
Blog It seems Wal-Mart, Asda's Stateside daddy, has dropped the Linux PCs it was selling due to lack of interest. Last October the chain started selling $199 Everex "Green gPCs" bearing Linux, but Associated Press quotes a spokesperson as saying: "This...
[March 11, 2008, 11:59]
Pressure Mounts On Dell Over Linux PCs
News More than 20,000 people have signed a petition calling on Dell to offer Linux-based PCs outside of the US. The decision to sell PCs with pre-loaded Linux came as a result of pressure from visitors to the IdeaStorm website, Dell's user forum.
[June 18, 2007, 17:06]
Dell Chooses Ubuntu For Linux PCs
News Dell began selling Linux PCs in 1999 and added laptops in 2000. But in 2001, Dell reversed course, cancelling the Linux PCs because of insufficient demand. Linux-based PCs was an "overwhelming" request from the IdeaStorm site, Cook said.
[May 1, 2007, 15:44]
Wal-Mart Trims Prices Of Linux-based PCs
News The price-conscious retailer is offering, via its Web site, a wider selection of new desktop PCs from Microtel Computer Systems, both with and without the Linux-based LindowsOS. The new PCs start at $299 (£210) and include a preinstalled copy of...
[June 18, 2002, 11:23]
Dell's Linux PCs Withheld From UK
News Dell will not sell Linux PCs in the UK — at least for the time being. It already offers so-called "naked PCs" — computers without operating systems — to customers with a US address. The PC supplier said on Tuesday it would sell machines with Ubuntu...
[May 3, 2007, 11:37]
HP Ramps Up Linux PCs' Reach
News Hewlett-Packard has begun selling Linux PCs in 12 Asian countries. Sun Microsystems, however, is the loudest desktop Linux backer, though the company doesn't sell the actual PCs on which its Java Desktop System product runs.
[March 16, 2004, 7:40]
Dell Charges UK A Premium For Linux PCs
News UK users will have to pay a premium for Dell's Linux PCs, despite Dell's claim to the contrary. The Linux PCs — the Inspiron 530n desktop and the Inspiron 6400n notebook — were launched on Wednesday. But Dell may yet win a reprieve from customers...
[August 9, 2007, 16:41]
No Linux PCs To Be Found On Emaack.com!
Talkback If somebody wants to offer Linux PCs they should clearly say so on their website and not hide it! The emaack.com website has no links anywhere leading to Linux-pre-installed PC offerings. If I enter the simple search term 'Linux PC' in its search...
[March 18, 2007, 18:25]
SuSE To Sell Linux PCs Online
News SuSE is expanding its efforts to attract consumer-desktop users through a distribution deal with low-cost PC maker Microtel and retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, which will see PCs preloaded with SuSE Linux 8.2 sold on Walmart.com.
[July 15, 2003, 11:32]
Acer Clarifies Position On Linux PCs
News Acer is planning to sell Linux-based PCs to the UK market, the company told ZDNet.co.uk. An Acer spokesperson had said there was no demand in the UK market for Linux-based PCs, so that option would not be made available to customers here.
[August 2, 2007, 17:25]
Dell Launches Linux PCs In The UK
News Dell says the PCs come with full driver support, adding that it is working with developers to improve them. Dell has launched two PC models with a pre-installed Linux operating system in the UK. From Wednesday, UK customers will be able to buy two...
[August 7, 2007, 15:19]
Linux Firewalls From Old PCs
News Because Linux typically does not require as much computing power as Windows, you may find that you can lengthen the life of some of your PCs by loading Linux on them and building basic firewalls. Many of these old PCs can easily run Linux, which...
[July 2, 2002, 13:26]
Linux Slips Off Dell's PCs
News Citing slow demand for the operating system on client PCs over the last several quarters, a Dell spokesman said the PC maker chose to stop preinstalling RedHat Linux on desktop and notebook models. In addition, Dell will likely continue to offer...
[August 3, 2001, 8:30]
Linux Firewalls From Old PCs
Talkback Try using SmoothWall Linux. This is a free firewall product built as a customised version of linux. It is easy to set up and provides very good firewall security whilst being able to run on old machines (386+)
[December 4, 2003, 21:30]
Linux PCs 'used To Run Pirated Windows'
Talkback Can't believe you printed this, let alone labelling it as a news story.
[August 20, 2006, 23:18]
