by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | May 16, 2008 | Linux, Microsoft, Open Source, Technology
Microsoft’s participation in the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative has been fraught with mystery and disinformation from the get-go. But on May 15, Microsoft officials finally gave the OLPC project Redmond’s official blessing. Up to this point, OLPC Chief...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | May 14, 2008 | Microsoft
Microsoft is most likely banking on being saved by Windows 7, after its stumble with Vista. But there are early indications that Windows 7 won’t be the savior that Microsoft has been hoping for. read more | digg story
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | May 12, 2008 | Linux, Microsoft, Novell, Open Source, Solaris, Sun, UNIX
Microsoft no longer sees itself as simply a Windows company. One recent indication of this is their determination to buy the LAMP-centric (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP) Yahoo! Instead of migrating all the tried and tested Yahoo! services over to a Windows server...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | May 12, 2008 | Linux, Microsoft
Obviously, Microsoft has a significant interest in making sure that users of the new breed of netbooks and MIDs hitting the market don’t get too comfortable using Linux. Many manufacturers have taken to installing various flavors of Linux on these devices to minimize...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Apr 4, 2008 | Microsoft
Microsoft made it official on April 3: There will be no new reprieves for Windows XP (other than on Ultra Low-Cost PCs). Some customers and partners had been hoping the company might extend again the deadline for all PC makers to be allowed to preload Windows XP,...