freeformdynamics.com - 5/22/2009
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Lessons from mainstream business adoption
events.linuxfoundation.org - 5/26/2009
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check back frequently for the latest list of presentations. Keynote Speakers The following keynote speakers are confirmed for LinuxCon. The titles and ...
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computerworld.com - 5/21/2009
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computerworld.com —
IDG News Service - In an effort to
counter the growing dominance of Microsoft's Windows OS in...
netbooks, Intel on Tuesday announced a beta version of a Linux OS it has developed for low-cost laptops and mobile devices. The chip company on Tuesday ...
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Intel goes after Windows 7 on netbooks with Linux
blogs.zdnet.com - 5/19/2009
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Linux Pundit Bill Weinberg has produced two posts
this weekend asking why we don’t have Linux laptops,...
what I would call Netbooks running Linux . His answers are conventional. Microsoft price cuts. Ubuntu looked less than impressive. Maybe ...
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Linux and the channel
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Statistics, Market Share, Logic, and Why There Probably Can't Be Only One [OStatic]
GigaOM Network —
... Framed in the "overall marketshare" terminology, the information (or how it was gathered and calculated) isn't necessarily questionable, it's more that it's meaningless. It's nebulous, even when one looks at several months worth of data. I agree with McKenzie that Freeform Dynamics' look at how Linux is used in various business settings answers an actual question -- and the answer can be used to ask further questions, form opinions -- and maybe one day even explain to some degree what 1% of the market share really means. ...
Statistics, Market Share, Logic, and Why There Probably Can't Be Only One
OStatic blogs —
... Framed in the "overall marketshare" terminology, the information (or how it was gathered and calculated) isn't necessarily questionable, it's more that it's meaningless. It's nebulous, even when one looks at several months worth of data. I agree with McKenzie that Freeform Dynamics' look at how Linux is used in various business settings answers an actual question -- and the answer can be used to ask further questions, form opinions -- and maybe one day even explain to some degree what 1% of the market share really means. ...
Chrome OS: Windows killer?
The Register —
... better locked down, manufacturers are more focused on design attributes which drive the consumerist desires we all share. I don’t know what the "sleek must-have webtop of 2010, based on Chrome OS" will look like, but I can imagine the screen envy. Chrome OS could also be a threat to Linux itself – or at least to some of the smorgasbord of distributions that exist. I’m all for diversity, but from where I’m sitting the distro situation is a major blocker to Linux adoption, particularly on the desktop . Just think of the fuss around the number of Windows 7 SKUs Microsoft talks ...
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