Dell, Inc. NASDAQ: DELL es una compañía multinacional estadounidense establecida en Round Rock (Texas) que desarrolla, fabrica, vende y da soporte a computadoras personales, servidores, switches de red, programas informáticos, periféricos y otros productos relacionados con la tecnología. En 2008 tenía 95.000 empleados en todo el mundo.
La corporación creció durante los 80 y los 90 para convertirse durante varios años en el vendedor de PC y servidores más grande del mundo. En 2008 ocupó el segundo lugar, después de Hewlett-Packard Company.
En 2006, la revista Fortune consideró a Dell como la vigésimoquinta empresa más grande del mundo en la lista Fortune 500 y octava en su lista "Top 20" de las compañías más admiradas en Estados Unidos.1 En 2007 Dell se ubicó en las posiciones 34 y 8 respectivamente en las listas equivalentes para ese año. Una publicación de 2006 identificó a Dell como una de las 38 compañías de alto rendimiento en elS&P 500 que ha tenido éxito sobre el mercado en los últimos 15 años.2
La compañía a publicado este artículo sobre las ventajas de Ubuntu respecto a Windows y en el cual hacen un estudio, que pese a que todos los del sector sabemos, nos alegra que una empresa como Dell promueva:
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=anavml
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First and foremost, Ubuntu is an Operating System. Just like Microsoft® Windows® or Apple MacOS, you can use Ubuntu to surf the web, check email, or just about anything you might want to do. Here’s a "Top Ten" list of things you should know about Ubuntu.
10) Ubuntu is simple and elegant
If you’re the kind of person who likes your computer to simply work, Ubuntu is right for you. It’s based on stable, secure, easy-to-use software that’s been around for a long time.
9) Ubuntu is designed for the Internet
Do you spend most of your time on the Internet? Ubuntu connects you to the Internet in seconds. Firefox is a very popular browser and works well with practically every website you’ll run across, e.g. news sites, social media sites, etc. It also works great with web-based e-mail sites like Yahoo or Gmail.
8) Ubuntu is "social from the start"
The people who make Ubuntu designed it to be very social-media centric. Do you use Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, or any of the other dozens of popular social networking sites? Ubuntu 9.10 works very well with these websites. And beginning with Ubuntu 10.04, these websites will be integrated into the Ubuntu OS itself for your convenience.
7) Ubuntu plays videos, songs, and movies easily
Do you like to watch videos on YouTube, buy songs from Amazon, pop in DVD’s from the local video store? No problem! Dell bundles a multimedia player with Ubuntu to deliver a great entertainment experience.(DRM protected music not supported.)
6) Ubuntu is safer than Microsoft® Windows®
The vast majority of viruses and spyware written by hackers are not designed to target and attack Linux.
5) Ubuntu boots up fast
Beginning with Ubuntu 10.04, available on Dell systems this summer, boot times have improved dramatically over Ubuntu 9.10. Depending upon the Dell computer your purchase, boot times can be around 30 seconds!
4) With Ubuntu, you have access to 1,000’s of free software programs
What do you like to do?
3) Ubuntu with OpenOffice is compatible with Microsoft® Office and Adobe® Acrobat®
Do you need to open Microsoft Office documents? What about Adobe Acrobat? Ubuntu comes with the award-winning OpenOffice software. With it, not only can you create word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and even drawings, but it can also open and save documents in Microsoft Office format. Do you ever get .pdf files emailed to you—no problem!
2) Ubuntu is based on Linux®
Linux has been around for nearly 20 years. The software itself is not only stable and reliable, but also pervasive. Linux is used on computers of all sizes ranging from the biggest to the smallest.
1) Ubuntu comes pre-loaded with select Dell desktop, notebook, and netbook computers
Beginning in 2007, Dell began shipping computers with Ubuntu. Since then, Dell has shipped more computers pre-loaded and pre-tested with Ubuntu than any other computer maker in the world. Every computer we ship with Ubuntu has been fully tested to ensure the best possible Internet and multimedia experience Linux has to offer.Two high-tech leaders—ensuring Ubuntu on Dell "just works."
Windows or Ubuntu?
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