Dell Commercial?

[CupofDice]

Are my eyes playing tricks on me, or did I just see the end of a dell commercial with a ubuntu desktop on CNN. It was the brown gutsy wallpaper. Also it was a christmas themed commercial and the background music was 'fa lalalala'.

[Mazza558]

That's all well and good, but it's still very hard to find the Ubuntu section on Dell's website.

[smartboyathome]

Are my eyes playing tricks on me, or did I just see the end of a dell commercial with a ubuntu desktop on CNN. It was the brown gutsy wallpaper. Also it was a christmas themed commercial and the background music was 'fa lalalala'.

Well, if you did, you will be sure to see it on youtube in the next few days. :)

[stmiller]

http://www.dell.com/ubuntu

But I agree, hard to find or know this section exists.

[meborc]

http://www.dell.com/ubuntu

But I agree, hard to find or know this section exists.
your link doesn't work :) (well not in sweden anyway... "the requested page is missing" or smth)

[smartboyathome]

Doesn't work for me either. Here is the link I have (http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs).

[cyclefiend2000]

why doesnt dell just offer a choice of ubuntu in their regular "Customize It" link? rather than just offering a severly limited selection of computers to get ubuntu on?

isnt their whole business model based on the fact that all their computers are user/purchaser configurable?

edit: it would be nice if they at least offered a "No OS" option. didnt they used to?

[bruce89]

why doesnt dell just offer a choice of ubuntu in their regular "Customize It" link? rather than just offering a severly limited selection of computers to get ubuntu on?

isnt their whole business model based on the fact that all their computers are user/purchaser configurable?

edit: it would be nice if they at least offered a "No OS" option. didnt they used to?

Probably so they don't get sued by MS.

[skwishybug]

I've never been able to find this section before.

Amazing that the Ubuntu Inspiron 1420 with free OS is $50 less than the Inspiron with Vista on it. Is it just me that is confused by this?

[smartboyathome]

I've never been able to find this section before.

Amazing that the Ubuntu Inspiron 1420 with free OS is $50 less than the Inspiron with Vista on it. Is it just me that is confused by this?

What confuses you? That the price would be reduced by so little?

[sloggerkhan]

so does anyone know if there was a commercial?