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Demand for Linux PCs varies across Asia
News PCs sold to consumers with Linux OSes installed are receiving positive response, but this varies between different markets in the region, say manufacturers.
Tags: Linux desktop OS, Hewlett-Packard Co., PC Company, operating system, ASUS, Everex, Microsoft Windows, marketing, Linux, Dell Computer Corp.
IBM launches Linux desktop in India
News IBM in India has launched a Linux PC--but unlike HP's Linux notebook, it's no low-priced machine for the masses.
Dell bares it all on 'naked' PC?
News The computer maker shows its support for Linux but seems elusive in the way it markets systems without pre-installed operating systems on its Web site.
Tags: Desktops, Linux desktop OS, Open source
Microsoft, Novell prepare 'Moonlight' beta
News As Microsoft hits the second anniversary of its deal with Novell, the software makers announce they are nearly ready with a beta version of the Linux-based Silverlight player.
Tags: Linux, Business applications, Open source, Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Novell Inc., Beta, SuSE, SuSE Linux
Building a Google Android application
Blogs The new Google Android HTC G1 smartphone promises to cover the middle-ground, between the Apple iPhone and Windows Mobil...
Dell charges United Kingdom a premium for Linux PCs
News U.K. customers get a raw deal as they face paying more than a third extra compared to the United States for Dell computers with an open-source.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Linux desktop OS, Hardware, Desktops, Personal Computers
HP does low-price PC limbo
News Throwing down the gauntlet to its rivals, Hewlett-Packard introduces build-to-order desktops that lower the price bar to $319 (with rebate, without monitor) for entry-level PCs.
Ubuntu users get easy access to Windows apps
News Ubuntu users will get access to Parallels Workstation for Linux via the operating system's built-in update tool.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Microsoft Windows
IBM's Linux desktop price due to taxes, support
News news analysis IBM's recently introduced Linux desktop is no low-cost computer for the masses, unlike Thailand's Linux notebook, because of import taxes and the cost of three years of hardware support.
SuSE plans 2003 Linux desktop push
News SuSE plans to announce in January an effort to bring the open-source Linux operating system to desktop computers, an attack on Microsoft that will be bolder than similar initiatives from Red Hat and Sun Microsystems.
Novell plans major Linux OS update
News The No. 2 Linux seller says it will begin selling a new version of its open-source operating system in May, revamped with a new core.
IDC: Linux PC sales to hit $10 billion in 2008
News "Linux is no longer a fringe player. Linux is now mainstream," the researcher says.
Tags: Personal Computers, Linux
Networks finally learning to work together
News As network standards mature, networking vendors can work on adding intelligence into network routers and realize true convergence, says a 3Com exec.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, LANs and WANs, Networking technology
Red Hat sees no threat in UnitedLinux
News Top Linux seller Red Hat may be newly profitable, but the company continues to face competition from rival vendors--especially the UnitedLinux consortium.
Linux PCs: Customer service or lip service?
Insight Despite much hype over Linux, finding a new home PC running the open-source operating system is no easy task.
Tags: Service level management, Open source
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