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The Usefulness of Facebook

by Manny J | Mar 22, 2013 | Google, Hardware, Interesting, Novell, Open Source, Technology

I am a user of Facebook, but not a real fan. By stating this some may feel it’s pointless to read on. Well let me confess, I have tried to understand our global fascination with Facebook. Why is it so popular? What makes it different than any other platform? Is...

At What Point Is It Cheaper to Just Buy Novell?

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...

Is it time for Microsoft to abandon Vista and move on to something else, as soon as possible?

by Manny J | Oct 26, 2007 | Apple, BSD, Dell, Linux, Microsoft, Technology

Is it time for Microsoft to abandon Vista and move on to something else? Maybe Microsoft should consider doing what Apple did and create an OS based on an existing UNIX based system (BSD, Linux, Amiga, etc…). Or maybe Microsoft should “move up the time table” of...

Patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 12, 2007 | Linux, Microsoft, Red Hat

It appears as though the first patent suit against Linux — targeting Red Hat and Novell — is now official. According to Groklaw’s Pamela Jones: IP Innovation LLC has just filed a patent infringement claim against Red Hat and Novell. It was filed October 9, case no....

Microsoft’s Ballmer calls out Red Hat with more patent threats

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 9, 2007 | Linux, Microsoft, Red Hat

It seems that Microsoft is feeling a bit threatened again. With Microsoft Vista “tanking” and arrows coming from all sides it seems that Microsoft is back to scare tactics and fear again. With Red Hat still in control of the server market, on the Linux...
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