Dell has supplied Ubuntu on some of its computers since 2007
On February 26, 2007 Dell announced that it had commenced a program to sell and distribute a range of computers with pre-installed Linux distributions as an alternative to Microsoft Windows. Dell indicated that Novell's SUSE Linux would appear first.[26] However, Dell on February 27, 2007 announced that its previous announcement related to certifying the hardware as ready to work with Novell SUSE Linux and that it (Dell) had no plans to sell systems pre-installed with Linux in the near future.[27] On March 28, 2007, Dell announced that it would begin shipping some desktops and laptops with Linux pre-installed, although it did not specify which distribution of Linux or which hardware would lead.[28] On April 18, 2007 a report appeared suggesting that Michael Dell used Ubuntu on one of his home systems.[29] On May 1, 2007, Dell announced it would ship the Ubuntu Linux distribution.[30] On May 24, 2007, Dell started selling models with Ubuntu Linux 7.04 pre-installed: a laptop, a budget computer, and a high-end PC.[31]
On June 27, 2007, Dell announced on its Direct2Dell blog that it planned to offer more pre-loaded systems (the new Dell Inspiron desktops and laptops). After the IdeaStorm site supported extending the bundles beyond the US market, Dell later announced more international marketing.[32] On August 7, 2007, Dell officially announced that it would offer one notebook and one desktop in the UK, France and Germany with Ubuntu "pre-installed". At LinuxWorld 2007 Dell announced plans to provide Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop on selected models in China, "factory-installed".[33] On November 30, 2007 Dell reported shipping 40,000 Ubuntu PCs.[34] On January 24, 2008 Dell in Germany, Spain, UK and France launched a second laptop, a XPS M1330 with Ubuntu 7.10, for 849 euro or GBP 599 upwards.[35] On February 22, 2008 Dell announced plans to sell Ubuntu in Canada and in Latin America[36] From September 16, 2008, Dell has shipped both Dell Ubuntu Netbook Remix and Windows XP Home versions of the Inspiron Mini 9 and the Inspiron Mini 12. At the present time, the Inspiron Mini 9 and the Inspiron Mini 12 laptops are being shipped with ubuntu 8.04 version. It is expected in the future that Dell will offer ubuntu 8.10 on the mini 9 and mini 12.
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