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It would take time and money but they could do it if they hired the right people. Just take a chance Dell and stop messing around.]]>Jul 16th 2009 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/
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Dell, and all manufacturers for that matter, should sell computers with no OS at all IMO :P]]>Jul 16th 2009 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/Jul 16th 2009 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://sloan.stanford.edu/mousesite/1968Demo.html]]>Jul 16th 2009 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/
It makes you wonder how many things haven't made it off of the cutting room floor in the past though, and if Chrome OS will suffer the same fate or not.]]>Jul 16th 2009 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/
LOL!

Yeah, I'm sure Dell would be right out of business today if they had never offered up Linux on their machines. You know, the operating system that resulted in their highest return rates. Makes perfect sense.]]>Jul 16th 2009 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/Jul 16th 2009 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/Jul 16th 2009 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/Jul 16th 2009 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/Jul 16th 2009 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/Jul 16th 2009 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/
Yeah, if I like Windows I must either be a kid or have never tried another OS. You really believe that there is a "wonderful world" of operating systems that aren't OSX or Windows out there? If it's so wonderful, how come they are barely able to break a 1% market share when they are GIVING IT AWAY FOR FREE...?

I've tried several flavors of Linux, I've used OSX extensively, and believe it or not, I LIKE WINDOWS. I like the way it feels, I like the way it looks, I like the programs I've come to learn and love on it, I like the broad compatibility, and I like the fact that it won't take me an entire day to find a wireless driver for it. I don't want this to derail into a Linux/OSX/Windows debate, but try to avoid completely asinine comments if you can.]]>Jul 16th 2009 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/
I would like that too, if it brought down the price. Let the user pick their OS. But, I think they offset the cost of Windows with crapware. Symantec, Google, and others of the like pay top dollar to have their software bundled and promoted with every new PC.]]>Jul 16th 2009 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/
I too would like to avoid a big, pointless OS argument as well, but you gotta admit, Windows' sustained popularity has more to do with familiarity and bundling than anything else. I sometimes wonder how much of an impact there would be if you had to buy your software separately from your hardware. I think the Linux market would get a lot bigger than 1% or whatever it is. As big as MS? Probably not (at least not for a long time). But a lot bigger than it is now.

Oh, and on a side note: wifi driver issues are mostly a thing of the past. One of the great things about open-source software is how fast it evolves once the opportunity is there (i.e. hardware manufactures release component specifications to the community). Just thought you'd like to know in case you're interested in trying another distro.]]>Jul 16th 2009 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/Jul 16th 2009 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/Jul 16th 2009 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/
how much is OSX's share?]]>Jul 16th 2009 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/Jul 16th 2009 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/Jul 16th 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/
Seriously though, last I heard, they were hovering around the 8-9% mark. ]]>Jul 16th 2009 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/
Google won't fail us. I'm sure.]]>Jul 16th 2009 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/Jul 16th 2009 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/Jul 16th 2009 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/Jul 16th 2009 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/
15 years? So if you compared Windows 7 to Windows 95, you would could call it "relatively unchanged?" And meanwhile, you say Apple has been doing "exciting stuff" in that same timeframe?

So... are you stupid or a troll?]]>Jul 16th 2009 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/
PC industry's marketing decision to not use attractive looking women or men in their ads should be their down fall deservingly.]]>Jul 16th 2009 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/Jul 16th 2009 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/dells-doug-anson-the-operating-system-renaissance-man-digs-ch/
I really really like Moblin, it just needs to get out of alpha and easy to use 10+ hours on battery $200 netbook

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Has anyone ever in the history of mankind found the tag links scattered throughout stories useful? The only time I ever click on them is by accident when I'm trying to actually go to something useful. For example, in this story the link for "Moblin" goes to engadget's tag page for "moblin." This is not at all useful to anyone ever. I would much rather go to the Moblin website.

Although I get why they do it - for SEO purposes and site interlinking, it's counter-intuitive. I always forget that Engadget actually only ever links out to other sites in those little hidden "read" links at the bottom of a story... which is another issue entirely. ]]>Jul 16th 2009 12:50PM