12.18Dell announces Ubuntu 7.10 PCs with DVD playback
Dell is releasing Ubuntu 7.10 on a laptop and desktop today and with it, Dell will include DVD playback capability. ZOMG DVD Playback? I guess it’s nice linux is getting a little limelight but they make it look so “elementry”.
Have the numbers been released for the dell PC with Ubuntu? I’m curious to see how many people have been buying these and if they have just been over hyped.
December 19th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
I did some reading and Dell supposedly has a policy of not releasing sales figures so I don’t really know. I do also wonder how these machines are selling considering the fact that you can simply download ubuntu and run it on practically any PC.
Here is a link to an interview with John Hull of Dell where they discuss the Ubuntu machines and state that don’t release sales figures:
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/91429/index.html
December 20th, 2007 at 9:27 am
Even if they don’t release actual figures you think they would give some idea of how its doing. Maybe a percent of how many people buy Ubuntu of all customers.
December 20th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Sadly, the reports from awhile ago said something like 1% of all sales were Ubuntu boxes. Keep in mind that was from like October. I’m not sure how they are doing now.
December 20th, 2007 at 10:20 am