Who will follow Dell With Ubuntu Linux PCs?

[pu-erh]

Any of the major mfgs. planning Ubuntu pc's?

[Zzl1xndd]

I hear HP is thinking about it.

[bastiegast]

Walmart? (http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6819255233.html)
Or HP? (http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2007-06-26-034-26-OP-HW)

[MetalOverlord]

Probably HP

[Redache]

Aye all bets are on HP.

Dell have nicked most of the market share again this quarter, next quarter HP will probably crawl back up.

[kamaboko]

Dell has to show profit on Ubuntu loaded PC's before the others jump in.

[smoker]

from above link:

"Dell's initial success with Ubuntu apparently has caught Hewlett-Packard's attention. Sources close to HP tell me the company hope to offer PCs with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed in a few months--or perhaps even a few weeks..."

i haven't seen anything from HP that points to an interest in producing preinstalled linux pc's, welcome though this would be. 'a source close to HP' could be someone waiting for a bus at the factory gates!

[Zzl1xndd]

Not too long ago I worked for a retailer and our HP rep had mentioned that they are watching Dell and Linux very close but who is to say.

[bastiegast]

Here you go:
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/07/more-big-name-p.html


During a brief Q&A session after Mark Shuttleworth's keynote here at Ubuntu Live, an audience member asked the Canonical founder if we'll see more top-tier PC manufacturers offering Ubuntu pre-installed. "Absolutely," Mark said, though he was coy about who exactly his company is talking to. He said he wasn't ready to make any announcements today.

[pu-erh]

It's HP ; What do you think of the HP 530 for a basic Ubuntu laptop?

http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS4742435576.html

[KiwiNZ]

HP already offers PC's with Linux installed

[pu-erh]

"Shuttleworth said his company was not in discussions with Hewlett-Packard or the other top five PC makers to introduce machines equipped with Ubuntu.

The other three top PC makers are Lenovo Group Ltd , Acer Inc and Toshiba Corp."

[euler_fan]

I hope it's HP: I love my wide screen compaq laptop too much to go back :)

[Gargamella]

I hope it will be one of the most difficult platform for linux, so that it will developed, and would like that this could be ibm/lenovo because they sell a lot of pcs and still have some drivers to improve (i am an user), like intel graphics 4 example

[moffatt666]

It it is HP I would love to support them but there is one thing preventing me from doing so. My mum's craptop. To date, it has been back to HP/Compaq 4 times under its extended warranty and that doesn't instil me with much confidence in the quality of their products.