Shuttleworth: Windows 7 Is an Opportunity for Linux - InternetNews.com
"Microsoft might be betting big on Windows 7, the next version of its flagship operating system, but to Ubuntu Linux founder Mark Shuttleworth, the upcoming release is really an opportunity for Linux to shine."
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Conficker time bomb ticks, but don't expect fireworks | Security - CNET News
Under "what do," I think they forgot to mention the option of switching to a Mac or a Linux-based desktop.
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Desktop Linux: Ready for the mainstream | InfoWorld | Analysis | 2009-03-02 | By Galen Gruman
Governments and major businesses can adopt Linux for many users, rather than pay the high costs of Vista or Windows 7"
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Linux: Coming soon to a Windows laptop near you | The Open Road - The Business and Politics of Open Source by Matt Asay - CNET News
"No, he's not talking about dual-boot systems. (OK, kind of.) Instead he's talking about "fast boot," which an increasing number of computer manufacturers are delivering via Linux-based solutions from DeviceVM and others. Resource hound that it is, Microsoft apparently needs some help from Linux getting started from the once "cancerous" Linux."
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New signs point to Windows 7 debuting earlier than expected | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com
I predict that eventually Windows 7 will arrive before Vista did, thereby erasing Vista from memory and human history. Maybe not, but it seems like it can't come too soon.
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451 CAOS Theory » Why I won’t be using Google’s Chrome much
"... I really don’t enjoy using my Windows very much (not as much as Linux), and use is limited mainly to Webinars and rare instances when a vendor or project provides support only for Windows. Luckily for me, those instances are occurring less and less. And when Google gets around to putting Chrome on Linux, I’ll be ready to really take it for a drive."
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Microsoft fighting cognitive lock-in as users hold on to XP
"A further indication may come from InfoWorld, which suggests that over a third of what it terms "enterprise class" users are exercising the downgrade option. InfoWorld provides a performance monitoring tool, called Sentinel, that reports in with data about a system's configuration and operation, allowing the community to analyze the data and detect trends. The InfoWorld staff combed the data for hardware that's new enough to have shipped after Vista had been preinstalled, and found that 35 percent of it was actually running XP."
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The Only Way To Not Copy Windows Is Educate | iface thoughts
"Linux is quite appealing to the first profile, in fact, it wins hands down by offering thousands of possibilities for them. The trick is when you are dealing with the second profile. They really do not care if it is Windows or Linux, as long as they do not have do anything more to use it. Anything different gets objected to, even if it is better."
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Microsoft taking a sip of Midori | Beyond Binary - A blog by Ina Fried - CNET News.com
Interesting and pragmatic piece about new operating system work that Microsoft may or may not be doing. Personally, I think they need to finally follow Apple's model for rebuilding the substructure on a *ix base.
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heise online - Kein Vista und Office 2007 bei Daimler
No Vista for Daimler or GM, to add on to Intel. Obviously this is a big opportunity for those who want to encourage adoption of non-Windows operating systems like Linux and OS X. Does Open Solaris have a shot here as well? Are people switching from Windows to Solaris on the desktop?
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Linux replacements for your favorite Windows apps - LinuxWorld
"Linux offers equivalents to many Windows applications that are often as good as--or even better than--the programs you're used to. In some cases the apps are also available in Windows and Mac OS versions, allowing dual-booters to stay with the same set of free programs regardless of the operating system in use."
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Putting Windows On A Diet ... To Compete With Linux - Open Source Blog - InformationWeek
XP, not Vista. Remember Vista?
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Gates: Windows 7 may come 'in the next year' | Beyond Binary - A blog by Ina Fried - CNET News.com
A great reason to skip Vista completely, if you're not doing that already.
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