linuxdevices.com - 1/23/2009
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(Jan. 22, 2009) Foreword -- Microsoft today laid off 1,400 workers, with another 3,600 on the block within 18 months. We asked Linux Foundation Director Jim Zemlin what if any role Linux played in Microsoft's misfortunes, how Microsoft will react, and what it could mean for Linux and the open ...
news.cnet.com - 1/30/2009
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Remember that teenage trick of sticking your fingers
in your ears and saying, "I can't hear you"?
That's how I felt on Thursday morning when I talked to Adam Sohn, the marketing director for Zune. No retreat, baby, no surrender. I don't ...
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Microsoft: More Zunes coming in 2009
techradar.com - 1/28/2009
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techradar.com —
In the beginning, there was the Asus Eee
PC. And the masses looked at it, and they
found that it was good. Verily, they said, this Linux thingy isn't half bad. And there was much rejoicing in the land of the penguin, for Linux had the market all to ...
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Why Windows is winning the netbook war | News | TechRadar UK
bmighty.com - 1/29/2009
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Subscription-Based Offerings Companies such as Red Hat, Novell,
Xandrox, and Mandriva charge subscription fees that include software
updates, documentation, and technical support. These fees vary quite a bit, based upon the type and number of Linux ...
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How To Choose The Best Linux For Your Business | ...
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Linux's role in Microsoft's decline
Linux-Watch.com —
... . Our sister site, LinuxDevices.com , caught up with Linux Foundation Director Jim Zemlin for perspective on what the announcement means for Linux and open source. Topics covered by Zemlin include: Click below to read the full interview. Linux leader on Microsoft woes Related Stories: ...
Canonical's $30 Million and Redmond's Gathering Storm
LinuxInsider —
... greeted that tasty bit of news! "Well when you charge hundreds of dollars for your operating system, in times like this, it's going to come back to bite you," wrote 3242130193, for example. 'That Is Really the Lesson' Then there was the LinuxDevices interview with Linux Foundation Director Jim Zemlin about Linux's role in Microsoft's misfortunes. Companies "have learned that they can participate in the higher-value, higher-margin choice Linux offers, both in embedded and on the enterprise side," Zemlin told LinuxDevices. "They can offer their own branded software ...
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