Yet another reason why Ubuntu rocks. Dell has announced a strategic partnership with Canonical (the developers of Ubuntu) to sell computers with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed on them.
In February when Dell launched IdeaStorm as forum for customers to contribute ideas for product offerings, we received overwhelming feedback that customers wanted Linux on desktops and notebooks.
As part of an overall effort to update our Linux program, today we are announcing a partnership with Canonical to offer Ubuntu on select consumer desktop and notebook products.
This will be the first time a PC manufacturer will be selling computers pre-installed with Linux. Dell will be installing Ubuntu 7.04 on the computers.
You can read the full story here. And while you are reading it, do not forget to watch Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth‘s video on Linux and its adoption on desktop. 