Yeah, if you configure the laptop on Dells website, you can choose Ubuntu for some models.

I would love to see more Linux notebooks on third party online shops and offline stores. Not just from Dell, but also other vendors.

In my whole life, I never saw a Linux notebook in any local store. I’m living in Germany, so the situation might be different somewhere else, but I asume it’s the same in whole Europe and north America.

Dell is (or was?) already selling laptops with Ubuntu. They have experience with it. They should put it on more machines and sell them for 100$ less. If people don’t want Windows 11, offer them alternatives!

Yes and no. It’s still more a theoretical choice.

If you buy a new computer, you have basically the choice between MacOS and Windows. And if they do not want a Mac or are not able to afford it, the only only Windows.

Sure, you can buy computers with pre-installed Linux, but it’s hard to find.

Now, with Hardware not supporting Windows 11 anymore, more people switch to Linux, but it’s still a small amount. And many people do not know how to install linux. It’s relativ easy these days on older hardware, but if one buys a brand new computer, there are often still problems with hardware that is not yet supported out of the box in Linux.

I think, consumers should have the right of choice for an OS at the moment they buy a computer. There should be the option to have Windows, a Linux distribution or no OS installed.