The great manufacturer and seller of laptops and computers has long had Ubuntu among its range of operating systems. What's more, Linus Torvalds himself claims to have a Dell computer running Ubuntu.
However, since they launched this option to their customers, Dell has always had a high price for these computers, being many times cheaper to buy the same computer with Windows and then install Ubuntu than to buy it directly with Ubuntu.
Dell has recently updated the prices of its computers and has not only included Ubuntu 16.04 in more configurations and computers such as Vostro laptops but also has reduced the price of the Ubuntu computer by $ 100, now being when it is cheaper for the client to acquire the equipment with Ubuntu.
Dell to launch new computers with Ubuntu as the default operating system
Dell representatives have reported that during the next few months not only will the price remain low on Ubuntu computers but also new models and computers will appear with Ubuntu as the default operating system, computers that will not be modified versions of the well-known Dell XPS 13 or Dell Precision 3520, but new products.
Of course, I think is a marketing strategyBecause Dell's love of Linux is something that it has been promoting for years but without positive effects for customers. Possibly this price reduction is due to an increase in Windows licenses and therefore it has been the Windows computer that has become more expensive and not the other way around.
Or it could also be that Microsoft has stopped offering discounts for its Windows 10 licenses, discounts that it offers to large companies like Dell so that they do not go to other operating systems. In any case, it is still interesting that the request and the wishes of the users are fulfilled. Even if it's a few years late.