Acer installing Linux on notebooks, but not Ubuntu (InfoWorld)

Acer installing Linux on notebooks, but not Ubuntu (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Acer did not preinstall the Ubuntu Linux distribution on a batch of Aspire notebooks for sale in Singapore, but instead is installing a different version of the open source operating system, local dealers said.

Dell to offer Inspirons with Linux in European market (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Following up on its spring '07 announcement that it will ship Inspiron notebook and desktops with the Linux OS, Dell chose the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco to add the United Kingdom, France, and Germany to its Linux stable of models.

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School Time Chalking Up Laptop Sales (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - The back-to-school shopping season typically gives a nice boost to PC sales, especially notebooks. Retailers, though, also focus nowadays on selling a bunch of electronics and accessories.