[grouchyOldGuy]

Dell has long been ambivalent about Linux. Their earlier offerings were difficult to locate on their website. They rarely mentioned Linux in their direct mail catalogs. Only recently when they switched from SUSE to Ubuntu have they increased the visibility of their Linux offerings. It's slowly gaining momentum there. I look forward to the day when they start advertising that they sell Linux on their TV ads.

[FraaJad]

I often hear that Ubuntu is not visible on Dell's website.

After reading your comment, on a lark I typed www.dell.com/ubuntu . voila! that URL does take you to a Ubuntu specific page :)

[vetinari]

Do you think that people browsing Dell site are going to type in the ubuntu url? They may never heard of it.

On the other hand, Dell is capable to upsell vista with xp. Why are they not capable to offer ubuntu using the same mechanism?