OT: Dell to offer linux pre-installed on desktops

[Sy Ali]

On 3/29/07, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> In the past they have also made video cards with less ram than the same
> model would normally have, without ram upgrade connectors that the
> normal model had, etc.  I think they even had a 3com network card
> without the netboot rom socket on the board, just to save a buck.  Same
> model number as the retail card with the socket of course.  Wouldn't
> want the customer to notice they are getting a custom piece of hardware
> that doesn't actually match what the competitors are shipping.

This reminds me of what Walmart's various manufacturers all end up
doing to cut costs.
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