Will Dells Deal with Ubuntu GNU/Linux Hurt Microsoft?
Finally, people are going to be given a choice of pre-installed operating systems. Dell has announced that it will be selling certain consumer PCs with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed and by so doing admitting that Linux is actually ready for the mainstream consumer big time. This could hurt Microsoft in a way though, since GNU/Linux is free. It should lower the cost of the desktops and laptops that dell sells. Will other companies like Dell take heed and follow Dell by offering some other GNU/Linux pre-installed on their computers. Imagine you as a customer shopping for a computer.You enter the store and you are faced with 3 choices: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, or GNU/Linux. With the first two the company must charge you for the computer hardware and the software known as the operating system. With the GNU/Linux solution you are only charged for the computer hardware since the operating system is free. This will make the computer running GNU/Linux cheaper than the previous two solutions. Wi
