Patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft October 12, 2007 It appears as though the first patent suit against Linux — targeting Red Hat and Novell — is now official. According to Groklaw’s Pamela…
Why Windows users don’t switch to Mac October 10, 2007 Over on Apple Matters I came across an interesting post by Steven Leigh which considers 8 reasons why Windows users don’t switch to Mac. …
Does Ballmer’s comments reflect deeper problems at Microsoft? October 10, 2007 Steve Ballmer’s latest rant against open source, and Microsoft’s internal reaction to it, reflect deep problems within the company.Part of the problem is that,…
An in-depth look at Puppy Linux October 9, 2007 Puppy, with a download as skimpy as 28MB, is well suited to older computers, thin workstations, and diskless PCs. This article looks at the…
Microsoft’s Ballmer calls out Red Hat with more patent threats October 9, 2007 It seems that Microsoft is feeling a bit threatened again. With Microsoft Vista “tanking” and arrows coming from all sides it seems that Microsoft…
The Ubuntu coming out party! But where is the marketing and advertising effort from Dell and others? October 9, 2007 The final release of Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) will be released shortly and Dell has indicated that it will be pre-installed on some of…
KDE’s Windows weapon KOffice 2.0 – Cross platform KOffice to challenge OpenOffice.org October 9, 2007 While the industry is distracted by the ongoing tussle between Microsoft and OpenOffice.org over document formats, the KDE project is quietly preparing the next…
Dell Preps for Next Linux Desktop Release – Gutsy Gibbon (aka Ubuntu 7.10) October 8, 2007 A major desktop Linux upgrade is set to be released on October 18. Michael Dell is expected to personally use it. And the PC…
The Next Leap for Linux October 5, 2007 LINUX runs the Google servers that manage billions of searches each day. It also runs the TiVo digital video recorder, the Motorola Razr cellphone…
Mac-mini turns Nano in late October? October 5, 2007 Mac OS Rumors reports that they’ve heard that as of October’s end, the mini is dead– long live something new called the Mac Nano….