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Dell founder thinks different about Apple
June 16, 2005
Chairman of the No. 1 PC maker says he'd be interested in offering the Mac OS if the opportunity ever came up.
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VMware readies virtualization software for Macs
August 7, 2006
Still-unnamed product will run Windows, Linux and more on the Mac; unveiling set for Apple developer conference.
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XenSource Inc.
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Lotus Notes tuned for Linux
July 10, 2006
IBM is debuting a version of the desktop collaboration software that runs on the open-source operating system.
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OpenOffice bug hits multiple operating systems
September 25, 2007
A vulnerability in OpenOffice could allow attackers to remotely execute code on computers running Windows, Linux or Mac OS.
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Yahoo updates toolbar for Firefox
April 5, 2005
Toolbar to offer Yahoo's Anti-Spy adware and spyware removal software for computers running Windows.
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Microsoft: No Office on Linux 'at this time'
October 5, 2005
Won't do the same for the open-source OS that it did for Apple's software--at least for now, an exec says.
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Massive Linux handout set for French schools
August 11, 2005
Local government finances project to distribute 64,000 packs of CDs with Linux and with free software for Windows and Mac OSes.
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IBM software geared to reduce PC costs
February 12, 2007
Big Blue's Open Client Offering spans Windows, Mac and Linux by combining Notes, Sametime, OpenOffice and Eclipse software.
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It's Windows vs. Windows as Microsoft battles piracy
February 3, 2005
In effort to up sales of Windows, firm has sights set on nearest rival: Not Linux, not the Mac--Windows itself.
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OpenOffice worm Badbunny hops across operating systems
June 11, 2007
Malicious software, spreading through OpenOffice documents, "can infect Windows, Linux and Mac OS X systems," Symantec says.
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Canonical distributes Parallels via desktop update
February 6, 2008
Ubuntu users will get access to Parallels Workstation for Linux via the operating system's built-in update tool.
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Vista graphics tools to reach Mac, phones
March 21, 2006
Microsoft to release user interface design software for operating systems other than Vista in the first half next year.
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Novell seeks to boost Linux graphics
February 7, 2006
The company behind Suse Linux tries to bring eye candy to the open-source OS. But will it make anyone more productive?
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Expert: IT industry has failed in desktop security
May 21, 2007
Software shipped with the major operating systems runs unencumbered on most machines--and not all of that software should be trusted, he says.
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Mac desktops are 'smarter money,' says CIO
July 10, 2007
U.K. company examining alternatives to Microsoft because of what it sees as software giant's "aggressive" licensing policies.
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The arrival of Apple's Intel era
January 23, 2006
The iconoclastic Mac maker's tectonic shift to Intel processors is in full swing as IBM plans its support.
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Details on Intel's beta Mac development tools
January 18, 2006
Developers can now get compiler and library previews optimized for Apple's Intel-based machines.
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Much ado over Apple-Intel developer box
August 4, 2005
Fans upset over security chip designed to prevent the loading of the new Intel-centered Mac OS onto non-Apple machines.
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Microsoft 'hypervisor' plan takes shape
June 7, 2005
Hypervisor software is all the rage, and Microsoft plans to enter the market with its own product in 2007.
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Parallels making virtualization jump to servers
September 13, 2007
A company whose virtualization software lets Windows programs run on Mac OS X will soon make the move to the more demanding server market.
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