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Extended Warranties on Ubuntu Systems Back Soon

Submitted Thursday, June 07, 2007 / via direct2dell.com

Recently, folks like Slashdot and others reported that we are no longer offering extended warranties or CompleteCare on Ubuntu-based systems. User johnnyk submitted an idea on IdeaStorm asking us to bring back warranty options for these systems. The

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