Would you believe it, now Dell is getting better. Well, previously they have mixed reviews, some say their hardware is of the poor quality, some say that their support is top notch. But whatever they say, I think Dell can only get better. Why? Check out Dell Canada! Yes, they are offering Ubuntu as the Operating System! Woohooo! Dell is offering Linux to their customers! Cool isn’t it? Never expected Dell to offer Linux to their customers as we know that Microsoft is giving Dell very competitive prices on their Microsoft Operating Systems. Finally, Dell is thrown off the shackles of Microsoft and embrace open source software! Hahaha, not exactly, but it’s good to see Linux going mainstream (to a certain extent) rather than sticking to the “hacker” background.

However it looks like only Dell Canada is the only Dell site offering Ubuntu. I wonder whether the other regional Dell sites will soon follow suit and offer similar Linux alternatives or not? And just look at the pricing they have there. Very competitive. Microsoft Operating System probably add about 100 over to the total price. Since Linux is free, you won’t need to pay for it. And it’s feature packed as well. Most, if not all of what software on the Microsoft Operating System is also available on Linux. You want to watch DVDs? Ubuntu has the software. You want to burn DVDs? Yes, Ubuntu has it as well. You need a Worksuite? Yes, Ubuntu has it preinstalled for you. Ubuntu is a relatively easy to use Linux distro when you compared to the other offerings we have out there. And Dell is right to choose Ubuntu for their customers. We won’t want a lot of their customers to be frustrated when using their newly purchased computers. In fact, if it happens, it will put off a lot of people from using Linux ever! I also wonder whether Dell is going to get some heat from Microsoft as well. Using a competitor’s Operating System is going to piss off some rich and greedy Microsoft Executive who wants revenge. Na, doubt so. Dell is one of Microsoft’s biggest customers. It’s not smart to piss off your customer, especially when the Open Source Operating System Ubuntu is right there.

So if you are living in Canada and you don’t want to spend about a hundred bucks for an operating system, you can really take a look at what Dell is offering. It also gives you a chance to start learning Linux. Ubuntu is dead easy and comes with whatever feature a regular user needs. Of course, Windows games is out of the question, but if you just need a PC to surf the net and to do some office work, then you have a choice. Use it wisely.