Hello, I recently had the chance to use a Dell XPS Developer Edition - gr8 m@chine
However, a few things about the expserience left me saying "hm"
For example - Firefox did not come pre-installed - but Chrome and Chromium were.
Additionally, Ubuntu Software Center did not come pre-installed - a special edition called Ubuntu Software was installed instead - that pushed Transmission as it's marquee app (and was otherwise faulty).
Have we really come full circle here? Is this old news? Has any one seen something similar?
That's not because of anything Dell did. As of Ubuntu 16.04, Canonical retired the old Ubuntu Software Center app and replaced it with a re-badged version of GNOME Software (https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Software), which is the "Ubuntu Software" app you mention. (See http://www.pcworld.com/article/3017152/linux/ubuntu-16-04-lt... for details.)