Comments on: Dell Starts Linux Survey to Pinpoint what you want http://cybernetnews.com/dell-starts-linux-survey-to-pinpoint-what-you-want/ Technology News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:19:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/dell-starts-linux-survey-to-pinpoint-what-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-89771 Ryan Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:07:42 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/03/13/dell-starts-linux-survey-to-pinpoint-what-you-want/#comment-89771 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-89748">Chris Rossini wrote:</a><blockquote>I wonder how Dell would deal with offering support...Are they going to PAY people to offer support for FREE software? Hmm...</blockquote></div> The options on the survey are email based support with forum and fee-based phone support. So I'm guessing if you want help via email/forum that it would be free, but the responses in those support areas would probably be worthless...which is why Ubuntu is the better choice for an operating system since there is already a large support community available. Chris Rossini wrote:
I wonder how Dell would deal with offering support…Are they going to PAY people to offer support for FREE software? Hmm…

The options on the survey are email based support with forum and fee-based phone support. So I’m guessing if you want help via email/forum that it would be free, but the responses in those support areas would probably be worthless…which is why Ubuntu is the better choice for an operating system since there is already a large support community available.

]]> By: natmaster http://cybernetnews.com/dell-starts-linux-survey-to-pinpoint-what-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-89750 natmaster Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:27:04 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/03/13/dell-starts-linux-survey-to-pinpoint-what-you-want/#comment-89750 I think both OpenSuSE and Ubuntu are great desktop distros, with their own strengths and weaknesses. I would love to see either (or better yet, an option) get into dells preinstalled. I think both OpenSuSE and Ubuntu are great desktop distros, with their own strengths and weaknesses. I would love to see either (or better yet, an option) get into dells preinstalled.

]]> By: Chris Rossini http://cybernetnews.com/dell-starts-linux-survey-to-pinpoint-what-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-89748 Chris Rossini Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:33:30 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/03/13/dell-starts-linux-survey-to-pinpoint-what-you-want/#comment-89748 I wonder how Dell would deal with offering support...Are they going to PAY people to offer support for FREE software? Hmm... OpenOffice can definitely satisfy the needs of people in general. I use it exclusively, and can't imagine having to pay hundreds of dollars for an Office Suite again. I wonder how Dell would deal with offering support…Are they going to PAY people to offer support for FREE software? Hmm…

OpenOffice can definitely satisfy the needs of people in general. I use it exclusively, and can’t imagine having to pay hundreds of dollars for an Office Suite again.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/dell-starts-linux-survey-to-pinpoint-what-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-89725 Ryan Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:04:13 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/03/13/dell-starts-linux-survey-to-pinpoint-what-you-want/#comment-89725 I was thinking the same thing. Then I actually began to think about the whole Linux thing...Dell might try to sell Crossover Office as well as Microsoft Office for people to use on Linux machines. That way Dell would actually make some money off of the Linux computers. I was thinking the same thing. Then I actually began to think about the whole Linux thing…Dell might try to sell Crossover Office as well as Microsoft Office for people to use on Linux machines. That way Dell would actually make some money off of the Linux computers.

]]> By: Peter Gasston http://cybernetnews.com/dell-starts-linux-survey-to-pinpoint-what-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-89720 Peter Gasston Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:14:19 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/03/13/dell-starts-linux-survey-to-pinpoint-what-you-want/#comment-89720 I don't think that Microsoft would react well to OOo being preinstalled on Dell laptops; either through bonuses or punitive measures they would persuade Dell against it. I don’t think that Microsoft would react well to OOo being preinstalled on Dell laptops; either through bonuses or punitive measures they would persuade Dell against it.

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