Thursday, March 1, 2007

Dell censors IdeaStorm Linux dissent

It seems pointless seeking ideas and feedback if you’re going to ignore and delete the ones you don’t like. That’s exactly what Dell is doing with its IdeaStorm web site, which has been set up by the company to solicit ideas and feedback. It deleted a post that linked to an article that criticized its handling of the "preinstalled Linux" issue.It is Dell's own website and they should be allowed to use it in whatever fashion that they like. The only thing that I would have issue with is if Dell suggested that the site was an OPEN discussion forum and then deleted posts that did not meet an editorial criteria that is shared. It is obvious that the use for this site is driven by the marketing department.



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