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1. Comment - Dell changes its Windows vs. Linux netbook strategy, plans new subsidized model

   (May 14, 2009 - 10:03 AM)

   I am not surprised at all about Dell offering Linux for netbooks, I am the IT Director for my company and have had quite a large number personal requests from our users asking me to remove Windows in favor of Linux (Ubuntu) or their netbooks. Yes Linux is different, but 90% of these people only purchase a netbook for web surfing and email, and love it or hate it, Linux is much faster, more efficient than Windows.
   
   I think the Windows figures for netbooks are overinflated, some people reformat and put Linux on these machines. Case and point, we buy hundreds of laptops every year, all come pre-configured with Vista, yet we re image the machines with XP.