On 2009-01-28, sf > wrote:

> So when do you think it will be the dell standard OS - or are they
> will go all the way with Linux?

No. Linux will not displace Microsoft at Dell or in the US, although, for
the first time, M$'s market share has dropped below 90%. OMG! Most of that
is Apple. Most of Linux's incursion is the rest of the World and servers.
You can count on Dell pushing Windows 7 as soon as possible, as Vista is a
now the pariah of OSs, whether it really deserves that rep or not.

I think it does, but not for the reasons most people would think. I also
think Window 7 will be no better for the same reasons I consider Vista a bad
OS, but that's another thread.

You will see greater adoption of Linux in some areas. Virtually all the
micro-laptops are Linux based, as their smaller cpu/memory-based hardware is
only practical with a more efficient OS. Super pig Windows just won't work
on these less than mega/giga hardware machines.

http://tinyurl.com/b5nm9u

nb