Lenovo: Linux, here we come!!!

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pphilipko · #1 Post by **pphilipko** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:21 pm

Lenovo, one of the world's biggest PC manufacturers, is to start selling laptops to business and consumers with Linux pre-installed on the machines.

Linux is a free, open source operating system developed as an alternative to systems such as Microsoft's Windows.

Novell will provide the Linux software on the laptops, which are due to go on sale at the end of the year.

Earlier this year PC maker Dell also announced it would start shipping PCs with the Linux OS installed.

Lenovo announced its plans at the start of LinuxWorld, an annual conference held in San Francisco.

Dell introduced Linux-powered PCs after chief executive Michael Dell asked customers for suggestions for new products on the company's website: Linux PCs were the most-requested item.

Linux was first released to the public almost 16 years ago and was developed by Linus Torvalds, who wanted to create a non-commercial alternative to an operating system used in many universities.

Linux can be freely distributed, modified and used by anyone who wants it. It is predominantly used to power web servers and while its growth on desktop computers has been limited to technology specialists, its adoption by Lenovo and Dell points to wider acceptance.

Analysts believe that approximately 6% of computers users run Linux, similar to the numbers choosing Apple Macs.

Source: BBC

elite-elitist · #2 Post by **elite-elitist** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:22 pm

I hope it will bring down the price.

#3 Post by **jdhurst** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:57 pm

It won't bring down the price by much. OEM Windows can be as little as 50 dollars. Then, business owners will find out that commercial linux isn't free at all. And, most business-critical software won't run in linux. I run linux myself, but we shall just have to wait and see what the market does. ... JDH

#4 Post by **carbon_unit** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:38 pm

The Linux Dells are only $50.00 less and in some cases more than a windows machine.

mattbiernat · #5 Post by **mattbiernat** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:48 pm

yet if the driver and other copyright issues will get resolved by big companies such as dell and lenovo, linux will be a nice alternative. Maybe this competition will drive MS to build better software.

Lenovo: Linux, here we come!!!

Lenovo: Linux, here we come!!!

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