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Linux is ready, but consumers are not

News Several experts weigh in on whether the open source operating system is ready for mainstream adoption and what it will take to make consumers embrace it.

Monday, May 05 2008 04:53 PM

Tags: Linux desktop OS, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Novell Inc., Apple Mac OS, Linux desktop, barrier, Dell Computer Corp., desktop, desktop OS

Android to take Linux mainstream

News Netbooks will pave way for Google to squash Microsoft's OS dominance in two to three years, thanks to its Linux-based Android platform, according to analyst.

Tuesday, March 03 2009 07:08 PM

Tags: Open source, Linux, Development/design, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Google Inc., operating system, ASUS, Microsoft Windows, manufacturer

Windows boss weighs in on version 7 plans

Insight newsmaker In an interview, Bill Veghte talks about Windows 7 and gets a little protective of Vista while telling consumers his company's software is a good deal when money's tight.

Friday, January 23 2009 08:48 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Software engineering/development, Product development and design, Microsoft Corp., Security, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Advertisement, Windows Boss

Will the OS not matter in time?

Blogs It was late Wednesday afternoon here when news of Google's plans to unveil a desktop operating system (OS) first broke, ...

Friday, July 10 2009 11:17 AM

Windows 8: The 'dying gasps' of desktop OS or next big thing?

News Even before Windows 7 is in shops, the Windows 8 speculation has begun. Newer version could be an improved OS with gesture recognition or offer a more unified experience, say analysts.

Friday, October 09 2009 10:22 AM

Tags: Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Operating System, Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, Quocirca, Microsoft Windows 7, voice recognition, Desktop OS

Ballmer: Microsoft sees Google as desktop OS rival

News The Microsoft chief expects to see Android providing competition to Windows in the desktop operating-system market.

Friday, February 27 2009 07:30 AM

Tags: Operating systems, Server platforms, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Mobile, Android, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, Desktop OS

Google has its own plan for netbooks

News No, the search giant isn't saying it will build a netbook. But it sure knows what it would like one running Chrome OS to resemble, and that's a little different from the netbook of today.

Friday, November 20 2009 10:29 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux desktop OS, Personal Computers, Google Inc., Operating System, Wi-Fi Hotspot, software, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Hardware

Sinofsky's Windows plan: More data, less testosterone

News Head of Microsoft's Windows unit tells why he does things the way he does and how data of real-world use show things that might not be intuitive to Redmond's engineers.

Sunday, November 22 2009 08:56 AM

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Conference, Microsoft Corp., software, Microsoft Windows Vista, Graphics, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Redmond

Microsoft in talks over Windows 7 broadband bundles

News The software giant is talking to mobile operators about bundling Windows 7 with netbooks for 3G mobile-broadband deals.

Friday, March 06 2009 12:33 PM

Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Broadband, operating system, 3G Network, subnotebook, Microsoft Windows XP, Brussels, Microsoft Windows

Right time for China to use open source as alternative

Blogs Sun Microsystems' chairman and co-founder Scott McNealy, told the BBC he had been asked by the new U.S. administration t...

Thursday, February 12 2009 11:54 PM

SuSE Linux 8.2 Professional

Product Reviews SuSE Linux 8.2 Professional

Monday, March 10 2008 11:17 AM

Reviews NComputing's L230 thin client is an option if you need to add a group of low-impact users to an existing Ethernet LAN. However, you'll need to ensure that the host PC is adequately specified to deliver acceptable performance to the terminals attached to it.

Tuesday, March 11 2008 03:45 PM

Novell: Linux's move to the enterprise desktop imminent

News Linux could start to chip away at Microsoft's stronghold on the enterprise desktop within the next 12 months, says Novell.

Monday, March 01 2004 05:58 PM

Tags: Linux desktop OS

China, Japan firms team on Asian Linux

News A pair of Chinese and Japanese firms aim to develop a common Linux platform to make it easier for Asian companies to switch to the open-source camp.

Thursday, January 08 2004 07:46 PM

Tags: Linux, Open source