Everywhere I turn these days, I continue to hear how “Novell” sold Linux users down the river. And while I partially agree with this perspective, I do differ with those who say Xandros did the same thing.
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Microsoft document formats gain Mass. favor
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"update: Massachusetts has proposed changing its standards policy to make room for Microsoft Office document formats."
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MS: Vista More Secure than Linux, Mac OS X
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Read more »Why Ubuntu was on the Windows Marketplace
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The Windows MarketPlace is known as the one-stop shop for all your Windows software and hardware needs. Well, for some people it is but I normally never visit the site myself. They do have a nice list of over 5,000 free applications though, and for a little bit Ubuntu was actually one of the offerings.
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Don't wait for Vista SP1, pleads Microsoft
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People have been having a lot of problems with Vista and compatibility with devices/hardware. Apparently, due to this (and other things I'm sure), they haven't been getting as many converts as they'd have liked. So they put together some "facts" and are telling people not to listen the "rumours" and just sign up. Funny!
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Google Killing Microsoft?
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Yes, Microsoft will (I'm sure of it) loose its hold on a desktop and in business. But that doesn't mean it will die. It will shift its act into other areas, and as any other meta-organism it will keep fighting for its life.
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Microsoft's New OSS Strategy, What's Cool at Computex, HTC Touch Trumps iPhone
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Bill Gates is mostly gone, and the company's strategy is increasingly driven by folks who seem to understand open source.
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Microsoft threatens its Most Valuable Professional
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What's the best way to attract a pile of threatening lawyers' letters from Microsoft? Sell pirate copies of Windows? Write a DRM-busting program?
Londoner Jamie Cansdale has just discovered a new approach. He had the temerity to make Redmond's software better.
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Ballmer’s Gold
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Question please, Mr Ballmer:
If we “stole” our operating systems from Microsoft, then how come our operating systems never “crash” in the monotonously regular fashion that every Windows OS has done since Windows 3.11?
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Novell Goes Public with Microsoft Linux Deal
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On the back of defending the agreement this week, Novell did as promised and published details of its landmark November 2006 Linux partnership agreements with Microsoft.
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