Dell & Lenovo Pre-Load Linux, Who’s Next?

Although Windows is still the dominating operating system, Linux and Mac OS X are steadily catching up for a variety of reasons. However, Linux has a few advantages over OS X, such as it’s open-sourced nature and also the fact that it’s free. While some versions of Linux can be complicated, there are others that are perfectly suited for the computer newbie. There is no doubt that Linux is a superb and fully-capable operating system, and it will continue to grow and have great success.

DailyTech blogger Michael Hoffman agrees, and states that he believes Dell and Lenovo will in no way be the last companies to pre-load Linux for their customers. Dell has recently stated that demand for Linux-based PCs has been “overwhelming”, which is certainly a sign of things to come. With rapid adoption of the OS, things can only get better.

“I think it is about time the PC manufacturers started showing us some love,” one LinuxWorld exhibitor told me prior to the show floor opening. I hope to see Hewlett-Packard offer something similar in the future, though I am not sure if the company is working on anything internally. I tried to pry details away from HP public relations and engineers people, but no one wanted to confirm anything.

Source: DailyTech