Microsoft + Novell + Wal-Mart +Ubuntu + Dell = Conspiracy ?

you could be on to something here. i have a feeling these guys are hanging out at pres. bushs’ ranch in texas, eating hotdgos and beans with bin laden and the other members of the 911 gang.

[...] A cynical writeup from a Microsoft MVP has just caught my eye. To quote a fragment from this writeup: Dell supposedly gets pounded by a hoard of folks demanding they come up with a Linux box. Dell goes back and forth and finally gives in, announcing they will use Ubuntu. Than (sic) Dell does a strange thing and joins in the Microsoft-Novell alliance. [...]

amd/ati have horrible Linux drives, so they can’t be used, period. Intel has provided open Intel drivers for years, so if you use an Intel graphics card…you get Intel everything. Same with their wireless; Dell’s traditional partner, Broadcom, has no Linux drivers, so they go with Intel or Ralink.

I do think this is an interesting theory though. That post from Mark Shuttleworth is very odd.

To me this as you stated is a shrud business deal that will earn a lot of clout, but it is far to say the the behamont whose name should not be uttered, will be on the back of the FOSS community which gives Linux life, is not a joke and it is time for that force to stand and be recogized as a alternative, freedom and why this Open Source movement is a threat to the King of the Hill and it time for Linux to take off the gloves. Dell is a sellout, Novell was greedy to secure thier place and the name the should not be uttered will crush what they can’t conquer, anyone remember Netscape?

Ron,

The world as we know it is alot smaller than we realize. I was struck with this realization when I moved to Moscow, Russia. The first place I ate at was McDonalds. The same food the same price. Served the same Coke the same everything.

Conspiracy: No, Just corporations that follow the (you scratch my back and I will scratch your back) mentality.

I look around me in Russia and see American companies everywhere. You go shopping and I can find many items made in America. I can find more Items made in America in Russia than when I lived in the USA. That seems strange to me.

Wal-mart will if anyone can, can give Dell a shot in the arm. Increase sales. Mayby not profit but it will increase volume.

The corporations live by a different set of rules than us simple mortals. I know, I worked in the corporate world most of my life in upper managment.

Kyle Keeton

Hello JR,
Thanks for your comment. We will ses what happens.

Hi Eddie Jones,
We all remember what happened to Netscape.

Heh Kyle,
Interesting take on McDonalds and other corporate businesses in Russia. Even China isn’t safe!

Thanks for all the comments,
Ron

The only thing really missing here is the oil companies.

If somehow they are, or become, involved: Then there will be no end to people crying conspiracy, illuminati, government corruption, NWO, and all that fun stuff… I can’t even imagine the logic they will use to tie it together, but, then again, I don’t really understand much of their logic anyway…about anything.

All this is is some big ass companies making a shit-ton of money by providing good computers for dirt prices (surely they will be manufactured in China, so as to keep the prices as low as possible – If not now, then in the future for sure…)

Hi Joe,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and comments.
Ron

Conspiracy? No. I have been working here at Dell on the Ubuntu program and I can tell you that we had folks from several distributions that wanted to work with us on installing Linux on desktops and notebooks. We ran a survey to see what Linux users wanted. Ubuntu won by a wide margin and our product offerings reflect what customers requested. And, we brought the products to market in record time — in just more than 90 days.

Correction — Wal-Mart was never a Red Hat customer, had no Linux before the MS-Novell deal.

Regardless though, I’m sitting here with my tin-foil hat on, watching out for aliens.

jBatDell,
Thanks for the info. and response.

Hi Bob,
Goes to show what some of the tech. writers and magazines know. Thanks for the info as well.

Ron

@JBatDell: Can you explain what is Dell’s involvement with MS/Novell? Why is Dell getting involved in any of that at all?

P.S. I voted for Ubuntu myself. Tell whoever it may concern over there that this Linux user said Thanks for Listening!

P.S.#2 Now if Dell could somehow flex some muscle and get the message out to the gaming industry that we, the consumers, want our games MS-Free – That would also be much appreciated (and help Dell sell a boatload more of those Ubuntu systems, I would imagine). I’m buying one anyway….but I digress.

OLPC may be the true conspiracy in the picture. They want to get a computer to everybody in the world, so they can have a global currency, and transaction tracking grid, where we all make transactions through the computer.

Stop the New World Order! Fight the Bilderbergs!

Hello Vietman,
Interesting concept and theory. Thanks for the comment.
Ron

this my my email address, Godsglory20@yahoo.com

Please can you send me the names of Billion Dollar Companies and If you can their overall revenue. Thank You, I’m trying to create a better world but I need help.

To JR:

Broadcom DOES have Linux drivers. I don’t know what YOU are looking at…

I use Broadcom drivers in Ubuntu.