Dell giving the shaft to open source ubuntu customers?
First off, I should say that I like Dell computers. I’ve owned three Dell desktops and one Dell laptop. All have been of high quality and unlike some people, I actually think their customer service is very good. But recently I went to purchase a new desktop PC on which I am going to install ubuntu and saw some grim facts.
When you first select the option for an open source PC you have to decide if you want ubuntu pre-installed or FreeDOS.
Since I am a passionate advocate of Linux (and open source software in general) my original plan was to just purchase an open source Dell computer with ubuntu already installed on it since I don’t know DOS. I had a little money set aside for this purchase so I went ahead and selected the highest upgrade possible on most of the components. Notably, I did not select any kind of extended warranties because we all know they’re a waste of money. I also didn’t select a speaker set as I already have a nice set of speakers. The resulting configuration is pictured below. Note the processor and the hard disk size in particular.
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