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    Ubuntu glitch at Dell: extended warranties will be back soon on Ubuntu systems

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by lemur, Jun 5, 2007.

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    There have been reports recently that Dell had stopped offering extended warranties on their Ubuntu systems. This led several people to infer that Dell is not serious about Linux on their machines.

    Well, good new! It was apparently a computer glitch. Extended warranties on Ubuntu systems are going to come back soon. So says Lionel Menchaca, Digital Media Manager on the Direct2Dell blog:

    http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/06/05/17450.aspx
     
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