On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:35:39 +0100 Barry Drake wrote: > On Sat, 2010-07-24 at 14:09 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: > > >From Slashdot > > >(http://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/07/24/0241204/Dell-Drops-Ubuntu-PCs-From-Its-Website): > > I had a lengthy and unsatisfactory exchange with Dell over this issue. > The last e-mail seemed to be saying that: > a) there is very little demand and b) they are happy to keep the > hardware warrant if I buy a Windows device and put Ubuntu on it. They > will not consider supplying a machine with no OS, and no Windows reg. > fee. > > The e-mail implied though, that if enough people were to write in in > the same vein as I, the team might re-consider. So - I think the > ball's in your court. Get loads of people to contact Dell asking if > their Dell xyz can be supplied loaded with Ubuntu and how much. > Imply that you will decide on another make if they cannot help. This > is exactly what I said, and what I will most likely do! e-mail: > raj_mo...@dell.com with a copy to: Michael Dell <mich...@dell.com> > (He's the CEO). This actually makes a reply happen instead of a > delete. (Wonder if Michael actually reads it?). > > Regards, Barry Drake.
Had to say that I really liked our very own Alan Bell's approach to it, especially this bit: "If you are tempted to go ask similar questions of the Dell online chat thing then go right ahead with the following conditions: 1) You must take a credit card out of your purse/wallet, rest it on your keyboard and be totally prepared to use it, if they find you a suitable laptop. 2) Do it once, don’t repeatedly bother them. 3) Be polite and respectful, the Code of Conduct applies." http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2010/07/23/why-windows-still-has-good-sales-figures/ Grant. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
