linux.slashdot.org - 5/18/2009
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An anonymous reader writes "Every now and then a new- or old-media journalist tries to explain to everyone why Linux is not yet ready for the desktop. However all those men who graduated from their engineering universities years ago have only superficial knowledge about operating systems and ...
linuxpundit.wordpress.com - 5/18/2009
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A strategic error made by purveyors of Linux
netbooks was to covet the volumes of the global...
mobile telephony market while following the business models and channels of the legacy notebook marketplace.
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Netbooks: Up from Phones, Not Down from Notebooks
microsoftontheissues.com - 5/18/2009
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microsoftontheissues.com —
Posted by Horacio Gutierrez Corporate Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel On May 14, Microsoft and the...
Linux Foundation sent a joint letter to the American Law Institute to express our shared concerns with the group’s draft Principles of the Law ...
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Different Business Models, Common Concerns
novell.com - 5/19/2009
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novell.com —
Cost-effective Slash your desktop costs. Tired of paying
high prices for Windows? Then switch to a Linux...
desktop. SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop can cost up to 90% less than Windows and Office, making this Linux desktop more than pay for itself. ...
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Linux Desktop: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop by Novell
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Cloud computing: A natural conclusion of open source? The cloud takes open source toward a logical goal, with services reigning.
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Is Mozilla planning to scrap tabbed browsing? It's running a design challenge to find an alternative to tabs in browsers.
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The Neverending 'Year of Linux on the Desktop' Debate
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... bloggers were pondering a published list of reasons "Why Linux is not (yet) ready for the desktop" -- to the tune of more than 1,300 comments there. Some questions just can't be debated too much, especially if you're a Linux geek! We here at LinuxInsider felt we had no choice but to take to the proverbial streets for more. 'There Is a Disincentive' "Of course GNU/Linux needs marketing as in advertising, publishing, spreading the good news," blogger ...
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