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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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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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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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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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Linux headed into Boeing antisub aircraft
July 31, 2006
Aerospace giant will embed Wind River's version of Linux into the U.S. Navy's P-8A aircraft. Image: P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft
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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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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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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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Red Hat: Microsoft still 'aggressive as hell'
June 1, 2006
CEO Matthew Szulik talks about staying relevant in a world where the operating system isn't the talking point it once was.
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Microsoft and Novell's bridge to Linux
November 7, 2006
Longtime rivals make nice with a plan to help businesses use the open-source OS along with Windows.
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IBM offers 500 patents for open-source use
January 11, 2005
Big Blue will let open-source developers use 500 software patents without fear of infringement lawsuits.
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For Dell, industry standard now includes Linux
June 8, 2006
Open-source OS now accounts for a quarter of Dell's enterprise business and is growing fast, the company says.
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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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French parliament dumping Windows for Linux
November 27, 2006
Study by technology services company convinces the National Assembly that the switch will be cost-effective.
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Getting on the Linux wavelength
January 2, 2007
roundup A developer takes steps to get the OS running on the Zune; meanwhile, long-term support for Fedora Linux winds down.
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'Customers are not afraid of Microsoft'
December 14, 2006
newsmaker Red Hat executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle.
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How GPL fits in with the future of antitrust regulation
November 22, 2006
perspective Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains the ramifications of a recent case on the future of open-source software.
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