Why Windows still has good sales figures
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Alan |
Initial Question/Comment: I can’t find your laptops with Ubuntu installed
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System |
You are now being connected to an agent. Thank you for using Dell Chat
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System |
Connected with Makrand_Karante
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Makrand_Karante |
Thank you for contacting Dell sales chat. This is Makrand Karante,your Sales Advisor. In order to Help you better can you provide me with your email address and Telephone number incase we get Disconnected I can either come back to you by phone or email.
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Alan |
hello
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Alan |
I am looking for laptops running Ubuntu
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Makrand_Karante |
Hi Alan
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Makrand_Karante |
we do not have that option available yet
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Alan |
oh
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Alan |
when will they be available, I don’t want Windows at all
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Makrand_Karante |
we do not have the related information here
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Alan |
that is a bit of a shame, I will have to go somewhere else to get a laptop then
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Makrand_Karante |
is there any thing else that I may assist you with today?
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Alan |
well not really. I just wanted a laptop running Ubuntu.
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Alan |
Do you have any without an operating system at all?
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Makrand_Karante |
I am afraid no
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Alan |
oh
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Alan |
so if I want a laptop from Dell I have to buy windows
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Makrand_Karante |
Yes
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Alan |
ok, thanks for your help
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Makrand_Karante |
Thank you for contacting Dell Sales Chat and allowing me the opportunity to assist you. Have a wonderful Day ahead.
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System |
The session has ended!
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Couple of updates. I am in the UK, so that was through the dell.co.uk site, I don’t want one from the US because it would have the wrong keyboard and I would be stung with customs charges and it would take a long time to get here and I like instant overnight consumer gratification.
If you are tempted to go ask similar questions of the Dell online chat thing then go right ahead with the following conditions:
1) You must take a credit card out of your purse/wallet, rest it on your keyboard and be totally prepared to use it, if they find you a suitable laptop.
2) Do it once, don’t repeatedly bother them.
3) Be polite and respectful, the Code of Conduct applies.
Profile Roulette
One of the great things about the online community is the speed at which an idea can spread. Barry Smyth, a member of the local community team in Ireland who is working on a masters degree in computing is looking at ways to improve community involvement as a part of his course. He came up with the idea of focusing on one member each day in order to help everyone get to know each other better through a profile of the day project. This seems like a fine idea, so we have picked it up in the UK LoCo and added a few extra twists. In order to document stuff you do relating to Ubuntu everyone can create their own personal page on the Ubuntu Wiki, mine is here so you can see the sort of stuff that goes on it. People can edit other people’s pages if they want, it is a wiki after all. If you like something that someone has done, you can leave them a testimonial on their wiki page. These are looked at when people apply to be an Ubuntu Member or go for a position on any of the various governance boards and committees in the community.
We have now launched Profile Roulette!
This is a game that everyone can play, you can subscribe to the Profile Roulette page to get an email each time the wheel spins, every day it will point to the personal wiki page of someone in the UK LoCo. You can see who the person of the day is, maybe you would like to leave them a testimonial or help them fix up their wiki page in some way. If you want to be on the page then what you have to do is create your personal wiki page (just go to wiki.ubuntu.com/YourName and create a new page there) and at the bottom of the page add the text:
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[[CategoryUKTeamProfile]]
Then when the Profile Roulette wheel spins it might be your turn under the spotlight, don’t forget to subscribe to the Profile Roulette page so you get notified when it is your turn.
If any other LoCo teams want to join in then please feel free to give me a shout in the #ubuntu-locoteams IRC channel on Freenode if you want some help setting up the wiki pages. Once you have got it set up, do add a link to it on the Irish team Profile of the Day page, it helps us find them all and will also help Barry with his degree.
