What does ordering it through this indiegogo get me, other than Ubunutu being pre-installed? I can certainly do that myself, and the Dell would be a lot easier to upgrade in the future if I ever had the need.
Having said that, we're not aiming to become one such vendor. We are just trying what we can to ignite the pre-installed Linux computer market, not eke a profit out of this.
I'm with you on this in most respects, but you and I are in a very, very tiny minority. For the rest of the world this isn't a value proposition.
> we're not aiming to become one such vendor
So you're not going to be around to support this, then?
> We are just trying what we can to ignite the pre-installed Linux computer market, not eke a profit out of this.
If you're looking to make a statement, commit! Build something sustainable that benefits your customers. Don't just "eke a profit out of [it]," find a way to make gobs and gobs of money selling Linux machines in a very public way.