Dell to Offer Linux to the Masses, Reports Inter@ctive Week
GARDEN CITY, N.Y., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq: DELL) is preparing to add Linux to desktop PCs, putting itself in the position of offering the operating system as a check-off option alongside Microsoft's Windows 95, 98 and NT, according to report to appear in the Aug. 9 issue of Inter@ctive Week.
The Internet newspaper's senior technology writer, Charles Babcock, learned that the PC hardware vendor's popular Dimension desktops, priced from less than $900 to $2,200, will be available with Linux by October. This was confirmed by a Dell spokesman who said the company also will offer Linux as an option on its Inspiron notebook line by the end of the year.
Dell has previously offered Linux as an option on servers, workstations and business computers. IBM offers Linux on its Intel-based Netfinity servers, but the Dell move to put Linux on a consumer and mass-market PC flanks its rivals, industry observers told Inter@ctive Week.
In addition to the Dell move, a number of vendors, including Corel and IBM, are expected to demonstrate new offerings at LinuxWorld next week in San Jose.
In addition to appearing in the Aug. 9 issue of Inter@ctive Week, Babcock's complete report will be posted to the Internet newspaper's Web site, interactive-week.com. |
