Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS pre-installed is now available | Ubuntu
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The Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition is now available in North America and selected EMEA countries* certified with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS pre-installed to work straight out of the box. This is the first system available on the market with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, released in April 2020, and continues the long-standing partnership with Canonical which is […]
  • konky0418
    72·
    4 years ago

    I don’t really see the advantage of something like this for me, Most of the time, I blast the OS away anyway, even if it’s an os I actually use, I use gentoo, but I said I don’t see the point for someone like me, But if it’s your cup of tea, go for it. I’m glad to see more manufacurers support linux though!

    • SirLotsaLocks
      4·
      4 years ago

      It’s big for businesses who now don’t have to manually install linux on unsupported hardware, they can just buy dell laptops with linux and get dell’s exclusive software and official support. And the more businesses with linux means more enterprise software for linux.

    • kellenoffdagrid❓️@lemmy.sdf.org
      1·
      1 year ago

      I mainly think this is the gateway to more people even knowing about Linux, plus the added benefit of the hardware being more likely to get long-tern support. Making it easy for people to buy devices with Linux out of the box could do wonders for adoption, at least how I see it.