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    Dell and Google to challenge Microsoft?

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    It is interesting how Dell appear to be jumping into bed with everyone bar the big boys (Intel and MS) right now...

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    Quote Originally Posted by David
    It is interesting how Dell appear to be jumping into bed with everyone bar the big boys (Intel and MS) right now...
    Your saying Google isnt a "big boy" ?
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    And by trying to force me to like small pants, they've alienated me.

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    Yes, but not in the bundled software enviroment

    I just see a dawn of a new beginning

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    Quote Originally Posted by David
    Yes, but not in the bundled software enviroment

    I just see a dawn of a new beginning
    Me too.
    I wonder how long till we see Google looking at taking on the OS market ?
    Quote Originally Posted by Saracen View Post
    And by trying to force me to like small pants, they've alienated me.

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    dont they already have plans with "goobuntu"? the linux distro created by the google-ubuntu pair?

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    I believe that their own brew of Ubuntu was for internal use only.
    "Well, there was your Uncle Tiberius who died wrapped in cabbage leaves but we assumed that was a freak accident."

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    Quote Originally Posted by mike_w
    I believe that their own brew of Ubuntu was for internal use only.
    ubuntu's very easy to customize for your own uses.

    offering technical support to millions of normal people for a replacement OS, however, is not easy

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    I love google! sorry, had to get that out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by directhex
    ubuntu's very easy to customize for your own uses.

    offering technical support to millions of normal people for a replacement OS, however, is not easy
    not if they make idiots call an 0870 number

    hmm, im starting to hate dell less and less lately, gah, this is the second to last thing i thought would ever happen, and thats second to me hating M$ less!

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