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Microsoft patches Xbox 360
March 5, 2007
Vulnerability could have let Xbox owners run their own applications or operating systems like Linux on the console.
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Microsoft makes Linux pact with Novell
November 2, 2006
Former software foes pledge to work together to help Windows world and Linux world interoperate. Video: Ballmer outlines Novell dealPhoto: Shaking hands on Linux
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Dell picks Ubuntu for Linux PCs
May 1, 2007
Computer maker is trying a second time to sell Linux PCs and has chosen Canonical's Ubuntu to supply the operating system.
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Corel to offer free Linux image editor
March 10, 2000
Mirroring its strategy with WordPerfect, Corel will offer the Linux version of its image editing software for free to keep from being squeezed out by Microsoft.
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Intel forms internal open-source group
May 11, 2005
Move is part of an effort to bring Linux closer to parity with competing products from Microsoft.
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Symbian celebrates handset century
May 16, 2006
Market-leading mobile OS company has shipped its 100th model, but says competition is heating up.
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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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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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Qualcomm lines up with Linux
May 5, 2005
Cell phone chipmaker will support Linux, marking another key company to back the open-source software on handsets.
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Microsoft has OS patents; Linux has none
December 4, 2006
ActiveGrid's Peter Yared says the Microsoft-Novell deal creates competition and is ultimately good for customers.
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Fine-tuning open source
April 17, 2006
As the Linux community ponders proprietary components, is Larry Ellison after his own version of the operating system?
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Wind River's Linux transformation
April 6, 2005
It's been a slow, hesitant embrace but now open source is top-of-mind for CEO Ken Klein.
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Red Hat tests new programming aid
January 25, 2005
Top Linux seller begins public testing of software to make it easier for developers to write programs for its various versions of the OS.
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Windows-friendly desktop Linux launches
June 23, 2006
Update to Xandros, dismissed by some in Linux community, includes features to read, write Windows-formatted drives.
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Microsoft gives Linux a virtual hug
July 18, 2006
New partnership should ensure that its next-generation virtualization technology will work well with open-source Xen.
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Ushering in a new era of angst at Microsoft
April 11, 2006
Desktop Linux has finally turned into the real deal--and that can only mean real headaches for Microsoft, says Jon Oltsik.
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Russia to get budget version of Windows
September 27, 2004
Microsoft effort is designed to wean people off pirated software and the open-source Linux OS.
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Linux PCs: Customer service or lip service?
November 2, 2005
Despite much hype over Linux, finding a new home PC running the open-source operating system is no easy task. Photos: Looking for a Linux PC
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Tech firms to tackle Linux desktop standards
October 17, 2005
Nonprofit enlists Adobe, IBM, Intel and HP to make Linux more attractive to desktop software developers.
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IBM Corp.
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Adobe Systems Inc.
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Intel
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Linux companies set to launch Asianux 2.0
August 24, 2005
Backers in China, South Korea and Japan are ready to go with a regional variation on the open-source operating system.
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