blogs.computerworld.com - 3/5/2009
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There's been a lot of talk -- including from me -- that Linux is hurting Microsoft because of its big market share in netbook sales. But recent figures from the research firm NPD Group show that it's a myth. Windows now has more than 90% of all netbook sales. The game is over.
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blogs.computerworld.com - 3/6/2009
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blogs.computerworld.com —
There's been lots of speculation that Google might
launch its own Linux-based desktop operating based on its...
Android. Now, Google CEO in hinting that that's exactly what Google might be doing. read more Presented By: ...
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Google CEO hints Google/Linux netbooks may be coming
tuxradar.com - 3/1/2009
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tuxradar.com —
What separates average Linux users from the super-geeks?
Simple: years spent learning the kinds of hacks, tricks,...
tips and techniques that turn long jobs into a moment's work. If you want to get up to speed without having to put in all that leg-work, ...
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Linux tips every geek should know
opendotdotdot.blogspot.com - 3/6/2009
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opendotdotdot.blogspot.com —
It's been in the air for ages, and
now it's happening : Microsoft filed suit against TomTom...
today, alleging that the in-car navigation company's devices violate eight of its patents -- including three that relate to TomTom's implementation of the ...
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Has Microsoft's Patent War Against Linux Begun?
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The Linux desktop heads for the cloud
The Open Road —
... , it's equally true that 90 percent of the netbook market is firmly Windows, as Computerworld recently pointed out, while Linux had started with 30 percent of the market. And while Dell is now saying that the return rate on Linux netbooks is no longer ...
Linux loses more netbook market share
Liliputing —
... A year and a half ago you would have been hard pressed to find a netbook (defined as a 10 inch or small mini-laptop for around $400) that came with Windows XP. The original Asus Eee PC 701, Everex Cloudbook, and other early netbooks all ran Linux. Today, 90% of all mini-laptops sold in the US are running Windows. That’s according to a report from ...
Game Over for netbook Linux?
Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks —
In Preston Galla's Seeing Through Windows in the Computerworld site, he cites an NPD Group study that has revealed Windows had more than 90% of all U.S. netbook sales for the last three months (actually November, December, and January). The same study also claimed that it was only in December 2008 that netbook sales truly took off. Meaning previous stats showing Linux's dominance in the netbook market were based on a far smaller number of machines sold. So essentially, according to Galla this means the game is over for Linux. ...
The quiet Ubuntu netbook revolution
The Open Road —
... . But it's not yet clear what "winner" means. Microsoft, after all, still apparently claims 90 percent of all netbooks shipped with Windows. ...
Gadgetwise: Netting More Memory for Netbooks
NYT > Technology —
... in netbooks? Restrictions from Microsoft reportedly prevents netbook makers from selling computers with large amounts of memory installed. Although early netbooks usually ran on variations of the Linux operating system, Microsoft got into the tiny-laptop game by making its older Windows XP Home Edition system available to netbook makers. (Microsoft has been trying to officially retire Window XP since last year for new computer sales, but low-cost netbooks were given an exemption and some estimates now give Windows XP about 90 percent of current netbook sales.) ...
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