June 18, 2009
by sjvn01
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HP has long had a love/hate affair with Linux. On the one hand, HP has long supported Linux on servers. For example, they’re the one major server company that supports Debian. On the other hand, it took HP forever to … Continue reading
June 8, 2009
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As I write this, the new Mac news is coming out and Microsoft just decided to back down from limiting Windows 7 Starter Edition to no more than three applications. So, why do I think you may want to buy … Continue reading
May 12, 2009
by sjvn01
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I’m puzzled. Desktop Linux, for the first time ever, has at least 1% of the desktop market. Linux probably has considerably more than that. So, why is Lenovo’s Worldwide Competitive Analyst Matt Kohut claiming that Linux has no future on … Continue reading
May 7, 2009
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I like Ubuntu 9.04 a lot, but ATI graphic drivers don’t work and play well with it. This is especially annoying since, for a while there, ATI was working hand-in-glove with Linux and even ATI’s proprietary drivers worked well with … Continue reading
May 5, 2009
by sjvn01
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So how many desktop Linux users are there? If you believe in Net Applications’ numbers it’s just over 1%. If you want to buy W3Counter’s numbers, 2.16% of users use Linux. Or, if you want to go by my own … Continue reading
May 4, 2009
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I won’t rehash my feelings about earlier versions of KDE. Suffice it to say I didn’t like it and you can review my comments about KDE 4.0 and KDE 4.1 elsewhere. At first glance, I also wasn’t impressed with KDE … Continue reading