networkworld.com - 1/12/2009
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Okay it is no secret that Linux has not been able to crack the desktop, either at the home or at the workplace. Not to ignored either is that Windows lost some desktops last year (a little over 3%),but letâs not panic just yet, Windows still owns over 88% of all the desktops according to ...
brandonlive.com - 1/15/2009
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brandonlive.com —
Got yourself a shiny new Windows 7 Beta
install? Here’s a little cheat sheet I made up
for some of the handy new hotkey combinations, many of which I’ve become quite dependent on! General Win+Up Maximize Win+Down Restore / ...
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Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet
blogs.msdn.com - 1/13/2009
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blogs.msdn.com —
It’s great to see Windows 7 Beta finally
released to the world! We're very proud of what
has been accomplished over the last months; in many ways, it sets a new quality bar for a beta operating system release. Building on top of the Windows Vista ...
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The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets
crave.cnet.co.uk - 1/9/2009
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crave.cnet.co.uk —
Laptops Microsoft has confirmed to CNET UK that
it will be providing a version of Windows 7
specifically developed for netbooks and sub-notebook computers, as well as at least one version for consumers, and one for enterprise users. The confirmation ...
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Confirmed: Windows 7 'netbook edition' - Crave at CNET UK
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Windows 7 The Linux killer and Ubuntu Going Mainstream
PR News: —
... They show details on loads of open source apps for Windows and give reasons as to why Windows 7 will kill Linux, it’s funny that Open Source apps have been a focus considering they have always been on Windows. Check out their article here. ...
Why Linux will crush Windows 7
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols's blog —
... . However, I recently read a Network World column, which claims that Windows 7 will crush Linux . Yeah, and the Detroit Lions are going to win the Super Bowl this year. Desktop Linux is moving forward. All the major computer vendors are now ...
Browser Wars, the 'Linux Killer' and the Free Software Ditty
LinuxInsider —
... some of the surrounding hype. "Windows 7 will probably be a good release as far as I am concerned, if only for the performance PEER1 Managed Hosting - free firewall and SAN Backup for six months. Click to learn more. improvement," Teisberg concluded. "It just won't be the ground breaking, new and amazing release that some people say it will be." 'I Think Not' Yet there are those -- perhaps most vocally of late, Network World's Ron Barrett -- who believes Windows 7 will "crush" Linux . Them's fighting words, so we here at LinuxInsider belted out one last refrain ("join ...
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crunchgear.com 1/27/2009 —
Hey guys! Guess what! It’s another post about how Windows is kicking the crap out of Linux! Robin Harris over at ZDNet asserts that “Microsoft has kicked Linux to the curb, claiming an 80% attach rate for netbooks.” Wow!
Harris ...
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blogs.computerworld.com 12/30/2008 — You may not see it, but we've already had several years of the Linux desktop. In fact, if you think about it, almost all of you, even those of you who would never leave Windows, are already using Linux desktop applications every day.
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To Linux or not to Linux?
education.zdnet.com 2/19/2009 — One request that actually made it past the budget gods for FY10 was 60 convertible Classmate PCs (30 for each of two schools). These will replace aging stationary labs in the schools, freeing up needed space and allowing for redeployment of the older ...
Windows kicks Linux to the curb
blogs.zdnet.com 1/26/2009 — Gosh, that didn’t take long!
Last July Linux had a huge opportunity to beat Windows in the red-hot netbook market (see Linux for housewives. XP for geeks. ). But faster than I’d expected Microsoft has kicked Linux to the curb, claiming an ...
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ostatic.com 12/31/2008 — While a lot of the 2009 predictions about open source and Linux are rosy, here is a decidedly negative take from Datamation . Among the predictions: The "marginal run" that Ubuntu and OpenOffice had for the desktop will come to a screeching ...
The best three Linux introductions for beginners
blogs.computerworld.com 1/20/2009 — There are good ways to pick up Linux, and then there are some really bad ones. Here's my pick of the top three Linux ways for a newbie to start using Linux.
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ostatic.com 2/19/2009 —
Christopher Dawson has been thinking aloud about Linux in the classroom at his ZDNet Education blog. Dawson, the technology director of a school district in northern Massachusetts, had sixty new Classmate Convertible PCs fall into his hands, and ...
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video.linuxfoundation.org 12/21/2008 — If you've been alive and aware of mass media over the last twelve months, you've probably seen television commercials from Apple and Microsoft touting their operating system. From Apple's ubiquitous "I'm a Mac" to Jerry Seinfeld to Microsoft's "I'm a ...
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