news.cnet.com - 12/7/2008
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IBM wants corporate customers to cut the cord with Microsoft. The tech pioneer is launching a Linux-based collection of virtual-desktop applications that run on a server without the need for desktop hardware--or Microsoft software, according to a report on Wednesday evening by The Wall Street ...
technet.microsoft.com - 12/9/2008
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technet.microsoft.com —
The Microsoft Exploitability Index is designed to provide
additional information to help customers better prioritize the deployment
of Microsoft security updates. This index provides customers with guidance on the likelihood of functioning exploit ...
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
boygeniusreport.com - 12/6/2008
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boygeniusreport.com —
We’re not exactly sure if this is one
of the worst marketing ploys ever, or one of
the best. All we know for sure however, is that you can bet the bank that you will definitely find an MS DOS shirt added to our wardrobe once this new line ...
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Microsoft prepares to launch its own clothing line; no, ...
online.wsj.com - 12/4/2008
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online.wsj.com —
International Business Machines Corp. is hoping to convince
corporate customers that they no longer need Microsoft Corp.
IBM says it has created a "Microsoft-free" virtual desktop -- a complete suite of applications that run on a backroom server and ...
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IBM Creates 'Microsoft-Free' Desktop
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Linux is dead. It’ll then rise to save the economy. Long live Linux!?
PalmAddicts —
... nowadays, is like talking about religion. The harder you try to convert someone into your belief, the harder rejection you’ll get. Sometime persistent may work if you try to date someone, but more often it felt as irritating than when it works. Can Linux be presented not like this?
Sources are from:
Open Source Is Dead -- Long Live Open Source! (PCW Business Center)
IBM’s idea to save more than $1276 on a corporate PC (TG Daily)
IBM offers a 'Microsoft-free' desktop (Business Tech)
Linux Not The Savior For Our ...
Desktop Linux buy or rent and the home market
Open Source —
One important point about Paula’s story concerning IBM’s “Microsoft-free” Linux PC is that it’s a rental unit.
What users get is a terminal. The applications and file storage reside elsewhere.
Night editor Steven Musil has concerns about this.
Will companies tolerate having their data stored elsewhere? The answer to those concerns is simple, a hot back-up stored at the customer site. Local back-up instead of remote.
My own concern lies elsewhere. Desktop Linux users now face a buy-or-rent ...
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IBM wants corporate customers to cut the cord with Microsoft.
The tech pioneer is launching a Linux-based collection of virtual desktop applications that run on a server without the need for desktop hardware--or Microsoft software, according to ...
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