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- Microsoft exec: 'When Windows is executing well, Microsoft is in good shape'
- upgrade pathdo you really think that people will rush to their next best buy to make a clean install on their old xp hardware? do you think corporations will want the hassle of clean installs on their xp hardware? never going to happen. windows 7 is a non event in...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., hardware, clean install, new hardware
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- No SUSE or RedHat consumer Linux OK for Ed Tech
- Several outlets have reported that both Red Hat and Novell will not plan to market or develop versions of their Linux distributions for the consumer desktop. Both companies have cited limited opportunities in this market due to domination of a particular brand. My first reaction was...
- Tags: Desktop, Red Hat Inc., Desktop Linux, SuSE, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Red Hat delivers its state of desktop Linux address: There's no money in targeting consumers
- Red Hat delivers its state of desktop Linux address: There's no money in targeting consumersBecause of the subtle differences...in distro's, companies and individuals using Ubuntu on the desktop are going to more likely use it's server product. Dealing with different distro's can be a real pain. It is probably one...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, CxO, Linux, Red Hat Inc., desktop, Ubuntu, desktop Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
- Microsoft fleshes out small-, mid-size Windows server plans
- Microsoft fleshes out small-, mid-size Windows server plansJust what we need: More versions of WindowsHow is it that I can take one copy of Solaris and run it on a uniprocessor desktop as well as a 106 processor F15K server? OS X comes in two versions: A home version "OS...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Servers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Server, data center, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Elk M1 Gold
- Discussion threads 2008-02-20
- Torvalds+criticizes+patent+trollers%2C+Microsoft%2C+Sun%2C+virtualization+craze
- Torvalds+criticizes+patent+trollers%2C+Microsoft%2C+Sun%2C+virtualization+crazeThat's exactly why I use GentooGentoo gives me that freedom to upgrade or not what I want, and since it is a "compile from source" distro it contains the necessary scripts to maintain a full fledged desktop system without having to worry about dependencies or even having to ./configure, make,...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linus, Linux, desktop, Gentoo, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2008-02-04
- Leopard and Vista - More alike than you might think
- Leopard and Vista - More alike than you might thinkGood question"What are baked in vulnerabilities ?? Sounds likesomeone was cooking during the coding of the OS's"Good question - what in the world is a "baked in vulnerability"??Exactly!"I think the Linux model of lots of incremental releases rather than the Big...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Consumer electronics, Leopard, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, operating system, vulnerability
- Discussion threads 2007-11-06
- Dell: Microsoft warnings haven't hurt Linux uptake
- Dell: Microsoft warnings haven't hurt Linux uptakeDell: Microsoft warnings haven't hurt Linux uptakeThis is all FUD and here is why. The numbers don't make sense to who is growing faster. You have linux, only 1 of 2 servers have been sold so that's 50% growth. With Windows...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Servers, hypocrisy, Linux, Dell Computer Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-12
- More proof that the spammers are winning and how the e-mail system needs a rewrite
- More proof that the spammers are winning and how the e-mail system needs a rewriteDavid, you guys are embarrassing yourselves featuring OLD stories, like"Microsoft and Open Source: Kissing cousins" which is weeks old and was crappy to start with. If the bloggers to have any NEW stories, do NOT...
- Tags: e-mail, spam, spammer
- Discussion threads 2007-09-18
- Has Ubuntu clinched the desktop Linux market?
- Has Ubuntu clinched the desktop Linux market?Why should there be a war?Let anyone who wants to put together a desktop Linux distro do so and let people use what they want. Let MS play the marketshare game; Linux distributors don't have to and shouldn't.I, for one, don't think I'd...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, desktop deal, Ubuntu, desktop, Linux, server, desktop Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-08-03
- What's the point of Gobuntu?
- What's the point of Gobuntu?DebianKeep in mind that Ubuntu is based on Debian, which is the all-the-way-to-the-limit [i]software libre[/i]-only distribution. Reading between the lines, Shuttleworth has been catching flack from the hard-core Debian faithful and decided to give them what they've been asking for: a pure-[i]libre[/i] version of Ubuntu.Useful?...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Sort-of, Gobuntu, software, Ubuntu, Debian, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2007-07-12
- The key to getting more Windows users to switch to Linux
- The key to getting more Windows users to switch to LinuxJFGILearn it and live by it.Some also need to learn how to re-word their searches.It's not about lack of informationIt's the lack of a polished experience. I really don't want to be installing WINE and/or RPMs to play that QuickTime...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, DirectX, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-19
- Torvalds doesn't live in Indiana
- Torvalds doesn't live in IndianaThere's two sides to any coin[i]"the more whining and complaining you hear about the leadership, the healthier the place is and the more freedom the members are likely to have."[/i]It can also be a sign that something is wrong and nobody is listening. The [i]"whining and...
- Tags: Operating systems, Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Leadership, Ubuntu, Sun Solaris 10, Torvalds, Unix, Sun Solaris
- Discussion threads 2007-06-19
- Sun hopes for Linux-like Solaris
- Sun hopes for Linux-like SolarisWhat I find interesting isthat the "experts" say that Solaris need to be more Linux like to gain market. Aren't these the same guys that have a fit if you say Linux needs to be more Windows like to gain market???Going with Sun IMO would...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Linux, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-09
- New Microsoft deal in the works with Red Hat? Don't bet on it
- New Microsoft deal in the works with Red Hat? Don't bet on itMicrosoft Is Sucking AirAnd dog-paddling for solid ground after their vista suppository.Plus they are seeking more victims to join Novelle on their certain trek to the netherworld.Poor Novelle. They never learn. Has there ever been a successful Microsoft...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Well Let, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-19
- Red Hat profit tumbles 34 percent
- Red Hat profit tumbles 34 percentI like Linux...but...You're still wrong about this one:"2) IBM, Ford & GM have posted staggering losses in the past and goodness me - they're still here and still dominating their industry sectors."Ford and GM are not dominating anything at the moment...they're both trying to figure...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Toyota Motor Corp., Linux, Red Hat Inc., Ford Motor Co.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-26
- Who is killing desktop Linux?
- Last week my colleague, Chris Dawson, wrote Will Vista kill Linux for Ed Tech? and he did a really nice job of it. Of course, he wasn't talking about Linux as an OS, or as a subject of serious study or utility. What Chris was referring to was...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux
- Blog posts 2006-09-19
- Sun mulls buying Novell
- Sun mulls buying NovellAchilles heel with thisand that is that IBM also uses Red Hat, and the fact that there are other variants of Linux out there... well I don't forsee IBM getting screwed over an operating system again.Beware the antitrust agency backlashIf the attempted Oracle buyout of Peoplesoft raised...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Sun Microsystems Inc., Novell Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2004-08-02
- IBM plans July launch of Power5 Unix server
- IBM plans July launch of Power5 Unix serverWonder what it'll cost ???If IBM prices this aggressively, it could help keep UNIX alive.Unix is going down the tubesWhy even bother with AIX or any other IBM fiasco....;)UNIX is THE king in heavy duty environments24X7 data, communicaions and compute centers rely...
- Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Blade servers, Utility computing, Operating systems, user interface, Unix server, data center, IBM POWER5, mainframe, blade, IBM Corp., Unix, IBM OS/390, blade server, server
- Discussion threads 2004-07-03
- Linux users worry about desktop products' fate
- Linux users worry about desktop products' fateI just don't perceive much of a problem...Linux is available in one form or fashion all over the place. User's groups; P2P networks; school servers (I got my Red Hat 8 distro from a Red Hat mirror at Texas Tech--go Red Raiders!); Web sites...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Desktops, operating system, Linux User, Linux, Red Hat Inc., desktop, SuSE
- Discussion threads 2003-11-04
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