The following is a response to a note I sent TR Reid, of Dell, whom was quoted in an MSNBC article about Dell and Linux... Bruce Tong Systems Programmer Electronic Vision / FITNE mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ev.net/fitne ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 1 May 98 15:19 CDT From: TR Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Your statement in an MSNBC article Mr. Tong-Thank you for your note. The Inter@ctive Week reporter was told that I was unable in the period prior to his deadline to find examples of requests for Linux. He was told that there probably were some requests, and that there may be customers who have asked Dell to preload Linux through a premium factory-integration program we offer for large-volume orders. Further, I said that we can and do factory-load alternative OSs when the associated value outweighs the cost to our customers, and I offered OS/2 as an example I was aware of. We appreciate your interest in Dell. Best regards.-T.R. Reid, Dell Computer Corporation -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] at dell_unix Sent: Friday, May 01, 1998 8:19 AM To: Reid, TR Subject: Your statement in an MSNBC article In an article on MSNBC you are quoted as saying... > "Though some estimates place the current population of Linux users at > 5 million to 10 million, I haven't been able to find any examples of > customers requesting Linux." Reid said. "If we felt as if we were > turning down business because we don't default to Linux, we would > rectify that." he said. Over the past year, I have called Dell 3 times inquiring about purchasing a machine with Red Hat Linux pre-installed. Bruce Tong Systems Programmer Electronic Vision / FITNE [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
