October 12, 2009
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For a brief time in 2008, the Linux desktop actually owned a segment of the desktop industry: netbooks. When netbooks first showed up, they ran Linux and nothing but Linux. Microsoft panicked when they saw this and brought XP back … Continue reading
September 23, 2009
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I really, really want to see what Google has planned for us with its Chrome operating system, Intel and the Linux Foundation isn’t waiting around to see what they’ll do. Today, September 23rd, they and their partners, such as Dell … Continue reading
September 16, 2009
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Except for Dell, the major PC vendors are reluctant to admit they actually sell and support Linux. For instance, HP supports Linux quite well on its servers but is very reluctant to support it on its desktops. They have trouble … Continue reading
September 9, 2009
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Microsoft is doing its best to bury desktop Linux with lies, but at least one major vendor, Dell, isn’t just continuing to deliver laptops and netbooks with Ubuntu Linux, it’s actually upgrading the version of Ubuntu it’s shipping and, later … Continue reading
July 16, 2009
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In a recent blog posting, Dell Technology Strategist, Doug Anson, said that Dell, as I wrote last week, was considering selling Google’s new Chrome OS in its netbooks. That’s interesting, but what I found far more interesting was that Anson … Continue reading
July 9, 2009
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I really don’t know how this rumor got started, but there are people talking about Dell no longer shipping Ubuntu-powered PCs. Nothing could be further from the truth. The rumor might have started because Dell’s U.S. Ubuntu sales page currently … Continue reading