I consider Dell's status as a major vendor an important part of that news item. Wireless support often does pose problems, but Dell might actually bring some hardware support to that issue, too.

Thanks for the heads-up about Emperor Linux. (It appears that Dell manufactures their "Rhino" featured system.) Their site seems to be having some problems today.

I've been 'drooling' over a Linux certified laptop for a while, but I'm always glad to hear about more vendors. More vendors bring down prices. I consider Dell entering the market a very good thing for that reason, even if they did not qualify as a top seller.

I'm also pleased that Dell picked Ubuntu (adding KDE shouldn't be a problem). I like Ubuntu's philosophy and their identification of Bug #1.

In any case, I seek a slick laptop/notebook preloaded with Ubuntu more than Linux itself. I have Kubuntu 6.10 running on one of my two regular desktop machines. The other still has XP, but not for that much longer.