Sony to remove Linux option from PS3 is either a PR April fools joke ever or the worst move ever? March 29, 2010 I heard today that Sony plans on removing the “other OS” option from their systems. What was more shocking was their supposed reason for…
The end run around the OS is underway August 19, 2008 The operating system may be losing its luster. In fact, you could argue that the operating system–Linux, OS X and Windows–will become an application…
At What Point Is It Cheaper to Just Buy Novell? May 12, 2008 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!…
Ubuntu + Sun = Very good idea April 4, 2008 I had dinner with a good friend tonight from the open-source world, and we ended up having the same conversation I had with a…
Microsoft Open Solaris? Microsoft BSD? Microsoft what? November 24, 2007 I wonder what would happen if Microsoft dropped the Windows NT core, making an about face, like Apple did years ago with BSD and…