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Game up for desktop Linux?
fmtech.co.za - 2/4/2009
Game up for desktop Linux?
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[Duncan McLeod Financial Mail] With Microsoft readying itself for the release of a fast, streamlined operating system in Windows 7, the Linux community needs to pull the proverbial rabbit out of the hat if the free and open-source operating system is to stay relevant on desktop ...
microsoft.com - 2/3/2009
Windows 7 Lineup Offers Clear Choice for Consumers and Businesses: Q&A: Windows General ...
— microsoft.com — Q&A: Windows General Manager Mike Ybarra discusses how Windows 7 editions are being designed to make buying... simple, while serving the needs of more than 1 billion customers worldwide. REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 3, 2009 — Last month Microsoft delivered the ... (more) Windows 7 Lineup Offers Clear Choice for Consumers and ...

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Microsoft unveils Windows 7 SKU lineup
geekzone.co.nz - 2/3/2009
Microsoft unveils Windows 7 SKU lineup
— geekzone.co.nz — News : Windows , posted 4-FEB-2009 04:00 Microsoft unveils Windows 7 SKU lineup Microsoft is annoucing the... Windows 7 SKU lineup with different Windows 7 editions for specific market requirements. Each SKU is a superset of the previous SKU. This means ... (more) Microsoft unveils Windows 7 SKU lineup

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Microsoft’s Windows 7 line-up: The good, the bad and the ugly
blogs.zdnet.com - 2/3/2009
Microsoft’s Windows 7 line-up: The good, the bad and the ugly
— blogs.zdnet.com — If you were one of those individuals holding out hope that Microsoft might go the way of... Apple and move to one or two SKUs for Windows 7, your prayers have gone unanswered. But there still is some good news in what's on tap when Windows 7 ships, most ... (more) Microsoft’s Windows 7 line-up: The good, the bad and the ...

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Why Would Windows 7's Success Necessarily Doom Linux? [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... Duncan MacLeod of the Financial Mail wonders if this spells the end for Linux's chances on the desktop. I'm curious as to why it necessarily would? It is open source software, and businesses exist that develop and support open source software. If Microsoft has responded to competition by producing a better operating system than its previous releases, why would open source companies (or even unpaid developers) not respond in kind? This is what drives innovation, and if there's anything to say about the open source process, solid, stable changes come ...

Why Would Windows 7's Success Necessarily Doom Linux?
OStatic blogs — ... Duncan MacLeod of the Financial Mail wonders if this spells the end for Linux's chances on the desktop. I'm curious as to why it necessarily would? It is open source software, and businesses exist that develop and support open source software. If Microsoft has responded to competition by producing a better operating system than its previous releases, why would open source companies (or even unpaid developers) not respond in kind? This is what drives innovation, and if there's anything to say about the open source process, solid, stable changes come much faster than in a closed ...

GNOME can rescue Ubuntu in netbook market
Open Source — Stormy Stormy Stormy Stormy Come back to me Stormy Stormy Stormy Bring back that sunny day Ubuntu has a problem. Its user interface is tired, and Windows 7 is coming. It should be game on in the Netbook space, but to many analysts it looks like game up. So what’s with the Santana lyric? Stormy Peters (right) is the executive director at GNOME. That’s one of two major Linux user interface groups (KDE is the other) but I’ve interviewed her, she’s a Rice-person like me, and I ...

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