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Linspire sinks under Xandros waves: Linspire sinks under Xandros wavesOkay, Dana - Explain the Canada non sequiterIs Xandros Canadian? Is Linspire? Are you?If Memory Serves Me Correctly . . .. . . Xandros -- as well as the company from which is spun off, Corel -- was originally based out of Ottawa. Of course,...; Tags: Xandros, Linspire; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
Linspire sinks under Xandros waves: Xandros scooped up Linspire today. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Linspire, Xandros, Open Source, Operating Systems, Linux, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Will Microsoft kill Linux on ULPCs?: Will Microsoft kill Linux on ULPCs?Familiar or not, it's still XP.That will be a huge achillies heel for MS. XP runs well on modest desktops and notebooks. Not fast, but well. Take the EEE, it can run XP, however, it is slower, and as you stated, the...; Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, EEE, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Xandros; Discussion threads 2008-05-11
Ubuntu's corporate ready 8.04 is released but is three a crowd in Linux market?: Ubuntu's corporate ready 8.04 is released but is three a crowd in Linux market?Choice is the under-pin of capitalismSo the choice stops any one of these companies getting too Microsoftish.As far as support goes, if somebody cannot readily hop between an apt or rpm based system then they shouldn't be...; Tags: Operating systems, Directory services, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Mac Server, Ubuntu, Linux, Xandros, server, Astrum Inc., Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
Microsoft and Open Source: Kissing cousins: In early 1994, the World Wide Web opened the gates of Internet travel for the average person -- the same year that the Netscape Navigator browser was released. By mid-1994, millions of PC users were riding the "information highway."On December 7, 1995, Microsoft announced its plans for the quantum leap to Internet time."The...; Tags: Open Source, Microsoft Corp., Xandros, Maurene Caplan Grey; Blog posts 2007-08-20

Microsoft, Xandros target mobile e-mail: Microsoft, Xandros target mobile e-mailMicrosoft, Xandros target mobile e-mailIsn't it mind blowing how much more productive and better companies do when they partner with Microsoft? I don't hear all the linux people yelling now like they did when Xandros first partnered with Microsoft. Maybe thats because this deal...; Tags: Linux, Advertising & Promotion, e-mail, Xandros, mobile e-mail, Microsoft Corp., mobile; Discussion threads 2007-08-17
Scalix: A Microsoft 'Exchange killer' no more?: Microsoft and Linux vendor Xandros announced on August 15 an extension of their interoperability partnership.Normally, I'd just write such an announcement off as more of the same -- mostly fluff with little real stuff. After all, Xandros already signed a patent-protection deal with Microsoft, similar to the ones forged between...; Tags: Linux, Scalix Corp., Messaging, Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Xandros, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2007-08-15
Xandros and Scalix: A marriage of convenience: Xandros and Scalix: A marriage of convenienceWhy I'll never use or recommend Xandros.It won't happen unless they create a gratis version. They seem to want to follow in MS's foot steps with no free version (come on! even RedHat and Novell realized removing the free "community" editions got their popularity...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Xandros, Scalix Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-08-08
Xandros and Scalix: A marriage of convenience: Today's trivia-by-association question: I say, "Linux." Quick, what's your first thought? ... Xandros is gambling that their transition from a desktop Linux player to an end-to-end Linux platform player will drive Xandros mindshare, so as to position them with the Linux "big boys." Given the voluminous number of Linux distributions, Xandros's ambition is lofty -- but not insurmountable.In 2004,...; Tags: Open Source, Messaging, Collaboration; Blog posts 2007-08-02
Blindly applying proprietary metrics to open source: Blindly applying proprietary metrics to open source13 employees?The Scalix acquisition brought with it a grand total of 13 employees, all in support and engineering. If the bulk of those 13 aren't in support, Xandros/Scalix is going to face a revolt from the existing customer base because they won't be...; Tags: Scalix Corp., Xandros, open source; Discussion threads 2007-07-18
Blindly applying proprietary metrics to open source: I am constantly amused at how people try to apply the metrics of proprietary software to open source.This can even happen within open source companies, as when Roy Russo of JBOSS writes on his blog that open source inherently leads to monopoly.In fact every business model leads to monopoly, or something...; Tags: Strategy, Red Hat, publishing, mergers &, acquisitions, management, Linux, Infrastructure, General, Applications; Blog posts 2007-07-18
Xandros deal is Microsoft water torture strategy: Xandros deal is Microsoft water torture strategyWon't workIf MS is counting on people leaving distros which sign their devilish deals, they are sorely mistaken.Look what is happening to OpenSUSE. That distro has been in freefall on DistroWatch since they signed the deal. In fact they have been knocked out of...; Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Processors, strategy, Microsoft Corp., PCLinuxOS, distro, Novell OpenSuse, Xandros; Discussion threads 2007-06-05
Xandros deal is Microsoft water torture strategy: Long-time readers of this blog may remember how two years ago I sat down to lunch with Marc Fleury, then running JBoss.Fleury was celebrating because he'd signed a re-sale agreement with Microsoft. The deal was superior to one IBM offered, he told me, in that it did not interfere with his...; Tags: Strategy, resellers, Patents, Microsoft, management, Linux Server OS, Linux Desktop OS, Linux, Legal, Enterprise Policy, Distributions; Blog posts 2007-06-05
Microsoft teams with Xandros as it faces a potentially wider open source software protection under GPLv3: Microsoft teams with Xandros as it faces a potentially wider open source software protection under GPLv3it would be the Linux distributors who violated the agreementIMO, the deal between MS and Linux distros if for MS patents that the Linux distros get. Wouldnt it be the duty of the Linux distros...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Free Software Foundation, open source, team, Xandros, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., Linux, GPLv3, Linux Distro, MS IP; Discussion threads 2007-06-04
Podcast: News to know midday: Palm; iPhone; Xandros: In today's podcast: Palm tries to capture some Apple magic. iPhone coming June 29. Is 10 million units in 2008 too optimistic? Xandros hooks up with Microsoft in a Novell-ish type deal.; Tags: News to know, General; Blog posts 2007-06-04
Microsoft teams with Xandros as it faces a potentially wider open source software protection under GPLv3: We could be at the "send lawyers, guns, and money" moment in the Microsoft-loves-Linux saga begun last fall with the infamous Novell deal. If this ends up in legal limbo -- who benefits most?A long, drawn out legal collision might thwart Microsoft's purported aim to help its Windows users better...; Tags: Windows, Software Infrastructure, Patents, Open Source, Microsoft, management, Linux, Intellectual Property, GPL, .NET; Blog posts 2007-06-04
Microsoft teams with Linux distributor Xandros: Microsoft teams with Linux distributor XandrosMicrosoft teams with Linux distributor XandrosLOL, Stallman must be pooping bricks right now. That's two linux distributors that Microsoft has partnered or bailed out for a better term with. There must be something to Microsoft's patent cases if these linux distros are jumping...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, team, Xandros, Linux, Microsoft Corp., GPL-3, Stallman; Discussion threads 2007-06-04
Did Xandros sign a Novell-like patent deal with Microsoft?: Did Xandros sign a Novell-like patent deal with Microsoft?FSF plays by its own rulesWith the GPL 3.0 stating that a deal with any GNU vendor would mean donating all IP to the community, its an indirect acknowledgement by the FSF that GNU Linux violates MS IP.The FSF and OSS community...; Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, software community, Microsoft Corp., Xandros, IP, Linux, software, OSS COMMUNITY, Novell Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-06-03
Did Xandros sign a Novell-like patent deal with Microsoft?: Looks like there could be another Microsoft-Linux patent deal in the offing.eWEEK posted a story a few hours ago entitled "Microsoft Gives Xandros Linux Users Patent Protection." The story is now gone from the Web site.My best guess? There's some embargoed news coming some time in the next few hours....; Tags: Novell, Linux, Legal, Corporate strategy; Blog posts 2007-06-03
Ubuntu's 'feisty' spin on virtualization: Ubuntu's 'feisty' spin on virtualizationOpen source softwaresI use Ubuntu every day for personal business. And, to convince my friends, i tell then to first use open source softwares on MS Windows then i am sure they will come to Linux and the free world. I have made a modest website...; Tags: Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Ubuntu, Xandros, Debian, Microsoft Windows, virtualization; Discussion threads 2007-04-15