Content from CNET tagged with

Linux desktop ^[x] , Microsoft Windows ^[x]

Narrow Your Results: Novell Inc. (5); open source (5); operating system (4); PC (3); server (3); Microsoft Office (2); China (2); SuSE (2); SuSE Linux (2); Microsoft Windows Vista (2); Apple Computer (2); Apple Macintosh (2); desktop Linux (2)

News Stories

Showing 1-9 of 9 results found

March 9, 2006 Company says its next Linux desktop will be more usable than desktop products anywhere else on the market. TAGS: Linux desktop, Novell Inc., Linux, desktop search, GUI, open source, printing, Microsoft Corp., USB, Microsoft Windows

April 11, 2006 Desktop Linux has finally turned into the real deal--and that can only mean real headaches for Microsoft, says Jon Oltsik. TAGS: Linux desktop, angst, Novell Linux, Novell Inc., TCO, Linux, OpenOffice, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

April 10, 2006 Novell President Ron Hovsepian believes the market for Linux on desktops will become ripe in the next 12 to 18 months. TAGS: SuSE Linux Desktop, Linux desktop, Novell Inc., Linspire, SuSE, SuSE Linux, Linux, China, president, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Eric Raymond, Linux desktop, Linux, LinuxWorld, open source, Microsoft Office, market share, open-source community, Apple Computer, London, Unix, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Windows

July 10, 2007 U.K. company examining alternatives to Microsoft because of what it sees as software giant's "aggressive" licensing policies. TAGS: U.K. company, Linux desktop, CIO, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows Vista, information technology, Microsoft Corp., Firefox, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Web browser, security, operating system, PC

September 12, 2005 Jack Messman claims that the cost of moving to Windows Vista will prompt users to consider moving to desktop Linux. TAGS: desktop Linux, Jack Messman, Novell Inc., migration, Linux, Linux desktop, general manager, Microsoft Windows Vista, school, workstation, open source, CEO, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., server

June 28, 2005 Java Desktop System will continue to exist, but expect to see "less of an emphasis" on it, company's top software exec says. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Dana Gardner, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux desktop, Scott McNealy, desktop Linux, StarOffice, Linux, desktop computer, Sun Solaris, Novell Inc., server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

February 24, 2006 The man behind Steamboat Springs' move to open source sees big gains for local governments. TAGS: open source, Linux desktop, Red Hat Inc., Linux server, Linux, town, server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

November 14, 2005 Part of a special feature on open source and developing nations, a look at what the Chinese government is doing on alternative software. TAGS: margin, open source, World Trade Organization, open-source software, Linux desktop, China, Linux, Beijing, government, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Sponsored matches for "Microsoft Windows"

More information: Newsletters; CNET Mobile; Customer Help Center; RSS; CNET Widgets; About CNET