Dell goes Ubuntu bananas
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Dell has been selling Ubuntu-powered PC systems for quite some time - since 2007, in fact - but it appears the once-direct firm, currently embroiled in a controversy over financial shenanigans, has now gone all-out in a bid to promote the Linux-based operating system, even at the cost of Microsoft's Windows. "First and foremost, Ubuntu is an Operating System. Just like Microsoft Windows or Apple MacOS, you can use Ubuntu to surf the web, check email, or just...
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