Dell Launches Desktop Linux Line…or do they?

I was happy to see that Dell announced that they had launched a Desktop Linux Line in Europe. Getting a couple major OEM's to preload Linux is absolutely instrumental if we want to get any kind of penetration/acceptance in the desktop market. After actually reading the release, however, this isn't really Dell shipping Linux at all. It's a partnership with a company called Questar. Now, kudos to Questar for partnering with Dell on something like this, but we need one major OEM to step up, and this deal does not qualify IMHO. It may be that Dell is testing the waters so to speak though, so it may be a good sign. Should be interesting and is worth keeping an eye on.
–jeremy

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