There’s a Manx first in IT with the news a Douglas-based company will supply its operating system to computing giant Dell.
Canonical Software, based in Circular Road in Douglas, will see its Ubuntu Linux installed on home PCs sold by Dell.
Unlike Microsoft Windows, Linux is given away free – most companies make their profits by offering technical support.
Ubuntu 7.04 codenamed "Feisty Fawn" will become the OS of choice and the deal is the first time a major PC vendor has shipped Linux to homes on this scale.
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