Alessandro17 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 http://www.crn.com/hardware/197800591 Hewlett-Packard is closing custom deals for thousands of desktop PCs running Linux, which has the company assessing the possibility of offering factory-loaded Linux systems, an HP executive said. "We are involved in a number of massive deals for Linux desktops, and those are the kinds of things that are indicators of critical mass. So we are really looking at it very hard," said Doug Small, worldwide director of open source and Linux marketing at HP. "We are in a massive deal right now for ... multi-thousands of units of a desktop opportunity for Linux. That's an indicator." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Besides HP's custom Linux PC orders and overall rising interest in desktop Linux, Lenovo certifies some of its systems for SLED 10, and Dell said it's poised to do the same. Just days after launching an online suggestion Web site for customers, tens of thousands of people wrote to Dell saying that the company should provide Linux as a PC preload. Robert Brentson, CEO of InTech Solutions, a Penfield, N.Y.-based solution provider and HP and Novell partner, agreed that the Linux PC segment is reaching an inflection point. He pointed to integrated SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for ProLiant and BladeSystem servers and suggested that "at the desktop, I do think you're going to see a similar amount of support as well." Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/44629-hp-sees-huge-linux-desktop-deals/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rez. Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Good . A little bit of diversity and competition never hurt anyone ... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/44629-hp-sees-huge-linux-desktop-deals/#findComment-319809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
milatchi Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I would have thought that with all the OSes HP owns they would try to push something of their own at some point instead of Linux. Off the top of my head I know they own: HP-UX MPE OpenVMS Tru64 UNIX. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/44629-hp-sees-huge-linux-desktop-deals/#findComment-319860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 I would have thought that with all the OSes HP owns they would try to push something of their own at some point instead of Linux.Off the top of my head I know they own: HP-UX MPE OpenVMS Tru64 UNIX. Maybe because Linux is more complete and makes a better desktop OS than the ones you mention? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/44629-hp-sees-huge-linux-desktop-deals/#findComment-319946 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe75 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Novell might get some competition in the future http://www.mandriva.com/company/press/pr/c...ere_waiting_for Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/44629-hp-sees-huge-linux-desktop-deals/#findComment-320491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Novell might get some competition in the future http://www.mandriva.com/company/press/pr/c...ere_waiting_for Mandriva (then Mandrake) was my first distro. I keep trying every release. If by going corporate they can improve their stability it can only please me. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/44629-hp-sees-huge-linux-desktop-deals/#findComment-320625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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