electronista

11/14/2007, 1:15pm, EST

Wednesday, November 14th

Dell pulls further from Windows, offers Solaris

Dell today revealed that it will be one of the first major computer builders to offer Sun's Solaris operating system, continuing the former's shift away from exclusively Windows systems to Linux and other alternatives. Anyone will be able to download the free OpenSolaris operating system from Dell's website to use on their systems; some blade and rackmount servers will come with the standard, closed-source Solaris pre-installed, the companies say. The deal also lets Dell customize its systems to ensure they work well with Solaris.

The move makes Dell only the second after IBM to offer computers with Solaris outside of Sun itself and represents an additional if minor blow to Microsoft, which lost complete control of Dell's consumer lineup when the Texas PC maker began selling Ubuntu Linux home PCs. Previously, pressure from Microsoft left Dell offering non-Windows systems only with FreeDOS, operating under the assumption that users would be willing and able to download Linux or an alternative themselves.

, , comment, del.icio.us, slashdot, digg, buzz
post a comment
Reader Reactions (Please use <i></i> for italic text)

subscribe to comments
for this article




Expand All   Global Settings
Be the first to post comments on this story.
Your Comments

In order to post comments: If you are a registered member, please login with your MacNN Forums username and password otherwise please uncheck the checkbox below.


Registered Member?
macnn forums login:

macnn forums password:

Not a member of the MacNN forums? Register now for free.

AT&T Cell Phones: Get your next AT&T phone at 1800mobiles.com

Check Out the VIERA from Panasonic!: Enter a New Visual Era with Panasonic VIERA HDTVs. An Enhanced Experience.

IT Education and Training at University of Phoenix®: View our complete list of Information Technology Courses and Programs. Official Site.

Buy from The Apple Store, iTunes.com, Amazon.com, TechDepot, OfficeDepot, Computers4Sure, or donate.