Never Mind TDC

[Embattle]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20813.html

 

[Testin da Cable]

too bad. you're mad if you go dell anyhoo hehe.

Dell's desktop Linux project wasn't mowed down by market conditions - although the desktop PC business has seen its worst year for fifteen years and experienced 'negative growth' (of 8 per cent) for the first time - but died through neglect. ®

 

[Embattle]

A lot of people buy Dell though, not me since I build my own computers but even then after a little try of Linux I saw no reason for it.

 

[DAN200]

the desktop PC business has seen its worst year for fifteen years

Like everything else in this godforsaken industry, its all down to the dot.com crash.

 

[Sir Frizz]

OR the USA

 

[Embattle]

OR making an infant run before he was born.

 

[Summo]

Or maybe that business invested in new PCs a couple of years ago and that 350MHz Intel Celeron's with 64MB RAM are still perfectly fine at running Windows NT/2000 and Office.

I can't see businessess needing to replace desktop kit quite so often these days.

 

[Testin da Cable]

that fast huh?
I'll have to talk to my boss about this

 

[Summo]

About how much you wub him?

 

[Testin da Cable]

I wub him not at all actually
but I would if he gave me a quad Xeon workstation you know

 

[Summo]

Yeah... you wub him.

I done got meself a brand new Toshiba Tecra 8200 mit DVD from work. At least I will have shortly.

 

[Testin da Cable]

damn I've only got an 8000 myself
now I _really_ have to talk to him =P

 

[Wij]

Anyone see the Steve Ballmer vid on the reg today ?

 

[Embattle]

Duh TDC mention that the other day

 

[Wij]

Bah, haven't been on 4 a while

 

[Testin da Cable]

heh

 

[Sir Frizz]

wij sings*i'm not half the spammor i used to be... oh i believe in yesterday*

 

[Wij]

.(_o_)

 

[Summo]

Heh heh.

 

[Arnor]

bleh, wrong post

 

[Wij]

Old post mayhem !!! :uhoh:

 

[Mellow-]

It was only relevant to Dell USA though?